David J. Williams was appointed to the Second District Court in 2018. His earlier career included a federal judicial clerkship and litigation at Stoel Rives, where he also coordinated pro bono work. He earned undergraduate and law degrees at Brigham Young University. The court's biography says Williams presides over the Davis County Mental Health Court and sits on the Utah Board of District Court Judges. He earlier co-chaired the Utah State Bar's Modest Means Committee and served on the board of the Rocky Mountain Innocence Center.
A 2024 engineering plan says Clinton needs about $3.4 million a year to maintain its streets. Staff told the council in June the city spends about $1 million. The council adopted its budget without new road money and ordered a study of a street utility fee, which it has not adopted.