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 by	Katharine Bartlett
Succeeded by	Kerry Abrams
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
In office 2003–2007
Preceded by	William B. Shubb
Succeeded by	Garland 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 by	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Edward Dean Price
Succeeded by	John Mendez
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California
In office 1986–1990
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Donald B. Ayer
Succeeded by	George O'Connell
Personal details
Born	David Frank Levi (1951-08-29) August 29, 1951 (age 73) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Spouse	Nancy Ranney Levi
Children	2
Parent	Edward H. Levi (father)
Relatives	John G. Levi (brother)
Education	Harvard University (BA, MA) Stanford University (JD)

David Frank Levi (born August 29, 1951)^[1] is an American jurist and former Dean of the Duke University School of Law.^[2] 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.^[3] At the time Levi left the bench, he was widely considered to be one of the top federal judges in the nation.^[4][5] He had been mentioned as a possible nominee to the Supreme Court.^[6][7]