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Trump nominee for Utah federal bench, David Barlow, praised by Sens. Mike Lee and Mitt Romney

Washington • Utah’s senators lavished praise Wednesday on President Donald Trump’s pick to be a judge in the state’s federal court, David Barlow.

Barlow, a former U.S. attorney for Utah who also served as general counsel to Sen. Mike Lee, appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee as part of his confirmation process, one that is likely to see him on the bench later this year.

“David has the judicial temperament more than perhaps any other potential candidate for this or any other judgeship like this,” Lee, R-Utah, said in introducing Barlow.

Lee said he’s known Barlow since they both attended the American Legion’s Boys Nation and they attended Brigham Young University together.