# David S. Doty *United States district judge for the District of Minnesota* David S. Doty is identified on the official judicial biography page of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota as "Honorable David S. Doty, U.S. District Judge, District of Minnesota."[^1] The pack does not carry the page's date or its text beyond that title, so this article does not state when he took the bench or whether he is in active or senior service.[^1] The other sources in the pack are a 2007 law-firm profile, a 2020 professionalism-award listing, and a 2011 legal-news item. For each one, the pack carries only the title.[^2][^3][^4] The record assembled here does not establish who appointed Doty, his dates of service, or the substance of any case he has decided in [[Minnesota]].[^1] ## In the Minnesota record ### Who - The court's official biography page gives his title as U.S. District Judge.[^1] ### Where - The same page places his judgeship in the District of Minnesota.[^1] ### What - In January 2007, Robins Kaplan published a profile titled *Honorable David S. Doty: A Gentleman on the Bench*.[^2] - The American Inns of Court website carries a 2020 Professionalism Award recipient page titled for Judge David S. Doty. The pack's claim row attributes this item to the "Minnesota Law Review."[^3] - In March 2011, *Above the Law* published an item headlined *U.S. District Court Judge David S. Doty: The Man Who Holds Football By The Balls*. The pack carries only the headline, and the item's substance is not established here.[^4] ## Notes [^1]: United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, *Honorable David S. Doty, U.S. District Judge, District of Minnesota* (official judicial biography, undated in pack) — identifies Doty as U.S. District Judge, District of Minnesota. https://www.mnd.uscourts.gov/DSD [^2]: Robins Kaplan, *Honorable David S. Doty: A Gentleman on the Bench* (January 2007) — profile of Doty; title only in pack. https://www.robinskaplan.com/newsroom/insights/hon-david-s-doty-u-s-district-judge-district-of-minnesota-a-gentleman-on-the-bench [^3]: American Inns of Court, *2020 Professionalism Award: Judge David S. Doty* (2020) — award recipient page; the pack's claim row labels it "Minnesota Law Review". https://www.innsofcourt.org/AIC/Awards_and_Scholarships/Professionalism_Awards/Professionalism_Awards_Recipients/2020_8th_Judge_David_S_Doty.aspx [^4]: *Above the Law*, *U.S. District Court Judge David S. Doty: The Man Who Holds Football By The Balls* (March 2011) — headline only in pack. https://abovethelaw.com/2011/03/u-s-district-court-judge-david-s-doty-the-man-who-holds-football-by-the-balls/