David C. Bury
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David Charles Bury is a United States federal judge
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Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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, Bury received a B.S.
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 from Oklahoma State University in 1964 and a J.D.
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 from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1967. He was in private practice in Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
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 from 1967 to 2002.

On September 10, 2001, Bury was nominated by President George W. Bush
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 to a new seat on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
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 created by 114 Stat. 2762. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
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 on March 15, 2002, and received his commission on March 19, 2002.

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