David John Novak

David Novak is a Magistrate Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Judge Novak also serves as an Adjunct Professor at both the University of Richmond School of Law and the William & Mary Law School, where he teaches a course on national security law. Before being selected as a Magistrate Judge in 2012, Judge Novak served 18 years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, including as Chief of the Criminal Division and as Senior Litigation Counsel. Before joining that office, Judge Novak held several other positions within the Department of Justice, including serving as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of Texas and as a Trial Attorney in the Criminal Division. Judge Novak received his J.D. from Villanova University School of Law and his B.A., magna cum laude, from St. Vincent College.