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Christopher F. Burton

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Admitted
5/16/2013 (13 years, 4 months)
Law school
Arizona State University
Location
St. George, UT

Contact and address

Address
United States Attorney's Office
20 North Main Street
Suite 208
St. George, UT 84770

Record last verified May 21, 2026

Discipline history

No discipline on record.

Record last verified May 21, 2026

Appellate record

Handled 100 Supreme Court of Nevada / Court of Appeals of Nevada / U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit cases on record.

Results in appellate decisions and orders

81% won of 95 decided cases
Won 77Mixed 7Lost 11
Civil cases
0% of 1
Criminal cases
84% of 86
Court-order requests
63% of 8
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
  • Civil cases - Defending a ruling: won 0 of 1
  • Criminal cases - Challenging a ruling: won 0 of 2 (2 mixed)
  • Criminal cases - Defending a ruling: won 72 of 84 (5 mixed)
  • Court-order requests - Requesting a court order: won 1 of 3
  • Court-order requests - Opposing a court-order request: won 4 of 5

Appellate courts uphold far more rulings than they overturn, so lawyers who mostly defend rulings tend to show higher won-shares than lawyers who mostly challenge them. This breakdown lets you compare like with like.

Won means the court ruled the way this side asked. Mixed means the court agreed in part. Cases that were dismissed or have no clear result are listed but not counted. Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.

  • 24-30939th Cir. - United States v. Bryant (Jul 21, 2025)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
  • 20-100989th Cir. - United States v. Joshua Fisher (Dec 21, 2022)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
  • 21-100389th Cir. - United States v. John Yoder (Jan 21, 2022) case details
  • 19-101639th Cir. - United States v. Lonny Ditirro, Jr. (Feb 3, 2021) case details
  • 19-102509th Cir. - United States v. Lonny Ditirro, Jr. (Feb 3, 2021) case details
  • 75028 - MAYNARD (KATIE) VS. DIST. CT. (STATE) (Dec 27, 2018)Request deniedWon - opposed the court order case details
  • 71462 - RAMOS (GUSTAVO) VS. DIST. CT. (STATE) (Mar 8, 2018)Request deniedWon - opposed the court order case details
  • 67228 - JEREMIAS (RALPH) VS. STATE (DEATH PENALTY-DIRECT) (Mar 1, 2018)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
  • 67565 - PALMER (MARKIECE) VS. STATE (Jan 25, 2018)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
  • 70269 - ENCIZO-BENITEZ (BRAULIO) VS. STATE (Oct 3, 2017)Partly overturnedMixed - defended the ruling case details

Case data via YourNevadaJudges.com - Nevada appellate decisions and orders; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dockets via CourtListener (Free Law Project)

In the news

  • Las Vegas man sentenced for attempting to sexually exploit a child, receiving child pornography

    “…Police Department, and the FBI. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Bianca Pucci and Christopher Burton prosecuted the case. This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood…”

    ktnv.com - Nov 16, 2021 - read article

  • Texas woman convicted of child sex trafficking

    “…Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and the FBI. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Christopher Burton and Bianca Pucci are prosecuting the case. This case was brought as part of…”

    ktnv.com - May 11, 2021 - read article

  • New Jersey man indicted for impersonating law enforcement during protest in Vegas

    “…case is the product of an investigation by the ATF. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Burton is prosecuting the case. Report a…”

    ktnv.com - Oct 10, 2020 - read article

  • Las Vegas man sentenced to 8 years in prison for trading child porn

    “…Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Bianca Pucci and Christopher Burton prosecuted the case. This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood…”

    ktnv.com - Oct 9, 2020 - read article

  • Vegas man pleads guilty to selling firearms without license

    “…Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Burton is prosecuting the case. Stone is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District…”

    ktnv.com - Feb 6, 2020 - read article

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