David A. Faber
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David A. Faber (born 1942) is a United States federal judge.
Faber was born in Charleston, West Virginia. He received an A.B. from West Virginia University in 1964. He received a J.D. from Yale Law School in 1967. He was in private practice in Charleston, West Virginia from 1967 to 1968. He was a U.S. Air Force, JAG Corps from 1968 to 1972. He was a U.S. Naval Reserve from 1973 to 1977. He was in private practice in Charleston, West Virginia from 1972 to 1981. He was a West Virginia Air National Guard from 1978 to 1992. He was a U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia from 1981 to 1986. He was in private practice in Charleston, West Virginia from 1987 to 1991. He was a Special part time assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia from 1988 to 1990.
Faber was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. Faber was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on August 1, 1991, to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 21, 1991, and received his commission on November 25, 1991. He served as chief judge from 2002-2007. He assumed senior status on December 31, 2008.
Sources
- David A. Faber at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.