Background
Ness, David F. was born on March 20, 1963 in Elk City, Oklahoma, United States.
Ness, David F. was born on March 20, 1963 in Elk City, Oklahoma, United States.
Montana State University (Bachelor of Science, 1985). University of Montana (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1989).
Admitted to the bar, 1989, Montana, United States. District Court, District of Montana and Montana Supreme Court. 199 2, United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
1994, United States. Supreme Court. Editor, Public Land Law Review, 1988-1989.
Recipient, Edward Cremer, III, Environmental Law Award, 1989. Law Clerk, to the Honorable Roman Catholic McDonough, Montana Supreme Court, 1989-1991.
Author: Comment, "Protection of the Geothermal Resource of Yellowstone National Park - A Case Study," 9 Public Land Law Review 145.
Article, "Obtaining Expert Assistance in Defense of the Indigent," 21 Montana Lawyer II, 1996. Member: State Bar of Montana (Chairperson, Criminal Defense Section, 1995). Montana Trial Lawyers Association.
National Association Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Member: State Bar of Montana (Chairperson, Criminal Defense Section, 1995). Montana Trial Lawyers Association. National Association Criminal Defense Lawyers.
