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Judge Howard C. Nielson, Jr

Federal civil cases assigned to Judge Howard C. Nielson, Jr.

Judge Howard C. Nielson, Jr has 227 federal civil cases in this index, filed between 2017 and 2025, most often Civil Rights and Labor matters. The most common causes of action are Civil Rights, ERISA, and Employment.

Appointment & Background

Appointed by
President Donald Trump
Confirmed
05/22/2019
Status
Active
Confirmation vote
51–47
Born
1968 · Provo, UT

Judicial record from the Federal Judicial Center biographical directory, via CourtListener.

227
Lawsuits
33
Open
194
Terminated
2017–2025
Span

Cases by State

AL — 0 casesAZ — 0 casesAR — 0 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 0 casesCT — 0 casesDE — 0 casesDC — 0 casesFL — 0 casesGA — 0 casesID — 0 casesIL — 0 casesIN — 0 casesIA — 0 casesKS — 0 casesKY — 0 casesLA — 0 casesME — 0 casesMD — 0 casesMA — 0 casesMI — 0 casesMN — 0 casesMS — 0 casesMO — 0 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 0 casesNM — 0 casesNY — 0 casesNC — 0 casesND — 0 casesOH — 0 casesOK — 0 casesOR — 0 casesPA — 0 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 0 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 0 casesTX — 0 casesUT — 227 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 0 casesWA — 0 casesWV — 0 casesWI — 0 casesWY — 0 cases

Open Cases Over Time

2017peak 61 open2025

Case Types Over Time

20172025
Civil RightsLaborContractFederal Tax / Statutory ActionsTrademark

Filings by Year

20172025

Case Types

Civil Rights52
Labor41
Contract38
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions25
Trademark20
Patent13

Where Filed

  • District Court, D. Utah227

227 Cases — Newest First

Showing 1–50 of 227