David A. Faber
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. Senior status. Born 1942.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush (Republican)
- Nominated
- Aug 1, 1991
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Nov 21, 1991
- Commissioned
- Nov 25, 1991
- Senior status
- Dec 31, 2008
Education
- A.B., West Virginia University, 1964
- J.D., Yale Law School, 1967
- LL.M., judicial process, University of Virginia School of Law, 1998
- Ph.D., University of Cambridge, 2014
Career
- Private practice, Charleston, West Virginia, 1967-1968, 1972-1981, 1987-1991
- U.S. Air Force judge advocate, 1968-1972
- U.S. Naval Reserve, 1973-1977
- West Virginia Air National Guard, 1978-1992
- U.S. attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1981-1986
- Special part-time assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of West Virginia, 1988-1990
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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