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Bio, via District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission:

David H. Wetmore, Esq. is a trial attorney in the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. During his tenure at the Department of Justice, Mr. Wetmore has been the principal author of hundreds of briefs and argued over twenty cases in federal court. Prior to joining the Department of Justice, Mr. Wetmore was an associate attorney in Sidley Austin LLP's District of Columbia office, and at Jenner & Block LLP's Chicago office, where his practice focused on civil, criminal, and constitutional litigation. He has experience in all aspects of litigation, from initial investigation and discovery through trial and appeal, in both state and federal courts, including the District of Columbia Superior Court. Mr. Wetmore has also served as an Adjunct Professor at The George Washington University Law School. He earned his Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Miami University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, graduated from the University Honors Program, and received Departmental Honors in Political Science and Philosophy. Mr. Wetmore earned his Juris Doctor, with High Honors, from The George Washington University Law School, where he was an Articles Editor of The George Washington Law Review, elected to Order of the Coif, and was a member of the Moot Court Board. Following law school, Mr. Wetmore served as a law clerk to the Honorable Gordon J. Quist, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, and later to the Honorable Daniel A. Manion, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.