David F. Levi

David Levi
Levi in 2022
14th Dean of the Duke University School of Law
In office
July 1, 2007  July 1, 2018
Preceded byKatharine Bartlett
Succeeded byKerry Abrams
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
In office
2003–2007
Preceded byWilliam B. Shubb
Succeeded byGarland Ellis Burrell Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
In office
October 1, 1990  June 30, 2007
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byEdward Dean Price
Succeeded byJohn Mendez
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California
In office
1986–1990
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byDonald B. Ayer
Succeeded byGeorge O'Connell
Personal details
Born
David Frank Levi

(1951-08-29) August 29, 1951
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
SpouseNancy Ranney Levi
Children2
Parent
RelativesJohn G. Levi (brother)
EducationHarvard University (BA, MA)
Stanford University (JD)

David Frank Levi (born August 29, 1951) is an American jurist and former Dean of the Duke University School of Law. From 1990 to 2007, he was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, serving as Chief Judge from 2003 to 2007. He had been mentioned as a possible nominee to the Supreme Court.