David C. Nye

David Charles Nye (born October 1958) is an Idaho State Judge and is a former nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho.

Nye was born in October 1958, in Lynwood, California. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1982 from Brigham Young University. He received a Juris Doctor in 1986 from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University. He began his legal career as a law clerk to Judge George G. Granata of Idaho's Fifth Judicial District Court, from 1986 to 1987. He joined the law firm of Merrill & Merrill, Chartered, in 1987 as an associate, becoming a partner in 1989, serving at that firm until 2007. His specialty at that firm was medical malpractice and insurance law. Since 2007, he has served as a Judge for Idaho's Sixth Judicial District Court, where he presides over civil and criminal matters.

On the recommendation of United States Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, President Barack Obama nominated Nye on April 5, 2016 to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho. Nye was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Edward Lodge, who took senior status on July 3, 2015. The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on his nomination on June 21, 2016. On July 14, 2016 his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote. His nomination expired on January 3, 2017, with the end of the 114th Congress.

Senators Crapo and Risch have indicated that if Nye is not confirmed in the 114th Congress, they will recommend him to President Donald Trump for renomination in the 115th Congress.