United States District Court for the District of Arizona
| United States District Court for the District of Arizona | |
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| Location | Sandra Day O'Connor U.S. Courthouse .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal} More locations
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| Appeals to | Ninth Circuit |
| Established | February 14, 1912 |
| Judges | 13 |
| Chief Judge | G. Murray Snow |
| www.azd.uscourts.gov | |
The United States District Court for the District of Arizona (in case citations, D. Ariz.) is a federal court in the Ninth Circuit.
The District was established on June 20, 1910, pending Arizona statehood on February 14, 1912.[1]
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The District has no current United States Attorney.[2] Elizabeth A. Strange served as Acting United States Attorney from January 21, 2017 until the appointment expired on November 16, 2017 and remaines the First Assistant U.S. Attorney.
Contents
1 Organization of the court
2 Current judges
3 Vacancies and pending nominations
4 Former judges
5 Chief judges
6 Succession of seats
7 See also
8 Notes
9 External links
Organization of the court
Map of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona with its subdivisions:
Prescott Division
Phoenix Division
Tucson Division
The United States District Court for the District of Arizona is the sole federal judicial district in Arizona.[3] Court for the District is held at Flagstaff, Phoenix, Prescott, Tucson, and Yuma. Magistrate courts, established to hear violations on federal lands, are additionally located in Grand Canyon National Park, Kingman, and Page.
The District is further divided into three "divisions," with each of these having a central office. [4] The divisions are as follow:
Phoenix Division
- This district comprises the following counties: Gila, La Paz, Maricopa, Pinal, and Yuma. Its offices are located in Phoenix, Arizona.
Prescott Division
- This district comprises the following counties: Apache, Coconino, Mohave, Navajo, and Yavapai. Its offices are located in Phoenix, Arizona.
Tucson Division
- This district the following counties: Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, and Santa Cruz. Its offices are located in Tucson, Arizona.
Current judges
| # | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
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| Active | Chief | Senior | ||||||
| 36 | Chief Judge | G. Murray Snow | Phoenix | 1959 | 2008–present | 2018–present | — | G.W. Bush |
| 27 | District Judge | Raner Collins | Tucson | 1952 | 1998–present | 2013–2018 | — | Clinton |
| 37 | District Judge | Jennifer Zipps | Tucson | 1964 | 2011–present | — | — | Obama |
| 38 | District Judge | John Joseph Tuchi | Phoenix | 1964 | 2014–present | — | — | Obama |
| 39 | District Judge | Diane Humetewa | Phoenix | 1964 | 2014–present | — | — | Obama |
| 40 | District Judge | Steven Logan | Phoenix | 1965 | 2014–present | — | — | Obama |
| 41 | District Judge | Rosemary Márquez | Tucson | 1968 | 2014–present | — | — | Obama |
| 42 | District Judge | Douglas L. Rayes | Phoenix | 1952 | 2014–present | — | — | Obama |
| 43 | District Judge | James Alan Soto | Tucson | 1950 | 2014–present | — | — | Obama |
| 44 | District Judge | Dominic W. Lanza | Phoenix | 1976 | 2018–present | — | — | Trump |
| 45 | District Judge | Susan Brnovich | Phoenix | 1968 | 2018–present | — | — | Trump |
| 46 | District Judge | vacant | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | District Judge | vacant | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Senior Judge | Paul Gerhardt Rosenblatt | Phoenix | 1928 | 1984–2003 | — | 2003–present | Reagan |
| 23 | Senior Judge | Stephen M. McNamee | Phoenix | 1942 | 1990–2007 | 1999–2006 | 2007–present | G.H.W. Bush |
| 25 | Senior Judge | Roslyn O. Silver | Phoenix | 1946 | 1994–2013 | 2011–2013 | 2013–present | Clinton |
| 26 | Senior Judge | Frank R. Zapata | Tucson | 1944 | 1996–2010 | — | 2010–present | Clinton |
| 28 | Senior Judge | Susan Ritchie Bolton | Phoenix | 1951 | 2000–2016 | — | 2016–present | Clinton |
| 30 | Senior Judge | James A. Teilborg | Phoenix | 1942 | 2000–2013 | — | 2013–present | Clinton |
| 31 | Senior Judge | Frederick J. Martone | Phoenix | 1943 | 2001–2013 | — | 2013–present | G.W. Bush |
| 32 | Senior Judge | Cindy K. Jorgenson | Tucson | 1953 | 2002–2018 | — | 2018–present | G.W. Bush |
| 33 | Senior Judge | David C. Bury | Tucson | 1942 | 2002–2012 | — | 2012–present | G.W. Bush |
| 34 | Senior Judge | David G. Campbell | Phoenix | 1952 | 2003–2018 | — | 2018–present | G.W. Bush |
| 35 | Senior Judge | Neil V. Wake | Phoenix | 1948 | 2004–2016 | — | 2016–present | G.W. Bush |
Vacancies and pending nominations
| Seat | Seat last held by | Vacancy reason | Date of vacancy | Nominee | Date of nomination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Cindy K. Jorgenson | Senior Status | April 6, 2018 | – | – |
| 14 | David G. Campbell | July 31, 2018 | – | – | |
| 1 | Raner Collins | March 4, 2019[5] | – | – |
Former judges
| # | Judge | State | Born–died | Active service | Chief Judge | Senior status | Appointed by | Reason for termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Elihu Sloan | AZ | 1857–1933 | 1912–1913 | — | — | Taft | not confirmed [6] |
| 2 | William Henry Sawtelle | AZ | 1868–1934 | 1913–1931 | — | — | Wilson | appointment to 9th Cir. |
| 3 | Fred Clinton Jacobs | AZ | 1865–1958 | 1923–1936 | — | 1936–1958 | Harding | death |
| 4 | Albert Morris Sames | AZ | 1873–1958 | 1931–1946 | — | 1946–1958 | Hoover | death |
| 5 | David W. Ling | AZ | 1890–1965 | 1936–1964 | — | 1964–1965 | F. Roosevelt | death |
| 6 | Howard C. Speakman | AZ | 1892–1952 | 1946–1952 | — | — | Truman | death |
| 7 | James Augustine Walsh | AZ | 1906–1991 | 1952–1976 | 1961–1972 | 1976–1991 | Truman | death |
| 8 | Arthur Marshall Davis | AZ | 1907–1963 | 1961–1963 | — | — | Kennedy | death |
| 9 | Walter Early Craig | AZ | 1909–1986 | 1963–1979 | 1973–1979 | 1979–1986 | Kennedy | death |
| 10 | Charles Andrew Muecke | AZ | 1918–2007 | 1964–1984 | 1979–1984 | 1984–2007 | L. Johnson | death |
| 11 | William Perry Copple | AZ | 1916–2000 | 1966–1983 | — | 1983–2000 | L. Johnson | death |
| 12 | William C. Frey | AZ | 1919–1979 | 1970–1979 | — | — | Nixon | death |
| 13 | Mary Anne Richey | AZ | 1917–1983 | 1976–1983 | — | — | Ford | death |
| 14 | Valdemar Aguirre Cordova | AZ | 1922–1988 | 1979–1984 | — | 1984–1988 | Carter | death |
| 15 | Richard Bilby | AZ | 1931–1998 | 1979–1996 | 1984–1990 | 1996–1998 | Carter | death |
| 16 | Charles Leach Hardy | AZ | 1919–2010 | 1980–1990 | — | 1990–2010 | Carter | death |
| 17 | Earl H. Carroll | AZ | 1925–2017 | 1980–1994 | — | 1994–2017 | Carter | death |
| 18 | Alfredo Chavez Marquez | AZ | 1922–2014 | 1980–1991 | — | 1991–2014 | Carter | death |
| 19 | William Docker Browning | AZ | 1931–2008 | 1984–1998 | 1990–1994 | 1998–2008 | Reagan | death |
| 21 | Robert C. Broomfield | AZ | 1933–2014 | 1985–1999 | 1994–1999 | 1999–2014 | Reagan | death |
| 22 | Roger Gordon Strand | AZ | 1934–2017 | 1985–2000 | — | 2000–2017 | Reagan | death |
| 24 | John Roll | AZ | 1947–2011 | 1991–2011 | 2006–2011 | — | G.H.W. Bush | death |
| 29 | Mary H. Murguia | AZ | 1960–present | 2000–2010 | — | — | Clinton | appointment to 9th Cir. |
Chief judges
Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their district court. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge. A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position.
When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire on what has since 1958 been known as senior status or declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become or remain chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982.
Succession of seats
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See also
- Courts of Arizona
- List of United States federal courthouses in Arizona
Notes
^ U.S. District Courts of Arizona, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center
^ https://tucson.com/news/local/a-year-after-inauguration-arizona-only-district-with-vacant-u/article_a6b0a327-6642-594c-8b8f-0f954c23119f.html
^ 28 U.S.C. § 82
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^ Future Judicial Vacancies
^ Recess appointment; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment.
External links
- United States District Court for the District of Arizona
- United States Attorney for the District of Arizona
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