United States District Court for the District of Arizona

United States District Court for the District of Arizona (D. Ariz.)
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Appeals to	Ninth Circuit
Established	June 20, 1910
Judges assigned	13
Chief judge	Roslyn O. Silver
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U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona Courthouse, Phoenix, circa 1961.

The United States District Court for the District of Arizona (in case citations, D. Ariz.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Arizona. Court is held in the cities of Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff, Yuma, and Prescott. The district was created on June 20, 1910, by 36 Stat. 557. By that statute, the United States Congress organized Arizona as one judicial district, authorized one judgeship for the court, and assigned the district to the Ninth Circuit. The act became effective upon the admission of the State of Arizona on February 14, 1912.^[1]

Cases from the District of Arizona are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit). From 1930 to 2000, Tucson courts were housed in the James A. Walsh U.S. Courthouse. Presently, courts are located in the Sandra Day O'Connor United States Courthouse in downtown Phoenix. Following the murder (during the 2011 Tucson shooting, by Jared Loughner) of the Arizona District's Chief Judge at the time, Judge John M. Roll, a federal courthouse named for him that will serve the District in Yuma, Arizona (as stated, where court is now held) has had ground broken for a 2013 completion date.

The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in this court. The current United States Attorney is Dennis Burke.

Current judges

As of October 2011, there are two vacancies on the court.^[2] One vacancy was created by the decision of Judge Frank R. Zapata, effective August 3, 2010, to assume senior status. On June 23, 2011, President Obama nominated Rosemary Márquez to that vacancy.^[3] Another vacancy was created by the elevation of Judge Mary Murguia to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.^{[citation needed]}

#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Term of service			Appointed by
					Active	Chief	Senior
25	Chief Judge	Roslyn O. Silver	Phoenix	1946	1994–present	2011–present	—	Clinton
27	District Judge	Raner C. Collins	Tucson	1952	1998–present	—	—	Clinton
28	District Judge	Susan Ritchie Bolton	Phoenix	1951	2000–present	—	—	Clinton
30	District Judge	James A. Teilborg	Phoenix	1942	2000–present	—	—	Clinton
31	District Judge	Frederick J. Martone	Phoenix	1943	2001–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
32	District Judge	Cindy K. Jorgenson	Tucson	1953	2002–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
33	District Judge	David C. Bury	Tucson	1942	2002–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
34	District Judge	David G. Campbell	Phoenix	1952	2003–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
35	District Judge	Neil Vincent Wake	Phoenix	1948	2004–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
36	District Judge	G. Murray Snow	Phoenix	1959	2008–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
37	District Judge	Jennifer Guerin Zipps	Tucson	1964	2011–present	—	—	Obama
	District Judge	(vacant)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)
	District Judge	(vacant)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)
17	Senior District Judge	Earl H. Carroll	Phoenix	1925	1980–1994	(none)	1994–present	Carter
20	Senior District Judge	Paul Gerhardt Rosenblatt	Phoenix	1928	1984–2003	(none)	2003–present	Reagan
21	Senior District Judge	Robert C. Broomfield	Phoenix	1933	1985–1999	1994–1999	1999–present	Reagan
22	Senior District Judge	Roger Gordon Strand	Phoenix	1934	1985–2000	(none)	2000–present	Reagan
23	Senior District Judge	Stephen M. McNamee	Phoenix	1942	1990–2007	1999–2006	2007–present	G.H.W. Bush
26	Senior District Judge	Frank R. Zapata	Tucson	1944	1996–2010	(none)	2010–present	Clinton

Former judges

#	Judge	State	Born/Died	Active service	Term as Chief Judge	Senior status	Appointed by	Reason for termination
1	Sloan, Richard ElihuRichard Elihu Sloan	AZ	1857–1933	1912–1913	(none)	(none)	Taft, Taft	not confirmed[4]
2	Sawtelle, William HenryWilliam Henry Sawtelle	AZ	1868–1934	1913–1931	(none)	(none)	Wilson, Wilson	appointment to 9th Cir.
3	Jacobs, Fred ClintonFred Clinton Jacobs	AZ	1865–1958	1923–1936	(none)	1936–1958	Harding, Harding	death
4	Sames, Albert MorrisAlbert Morris Sames	AZ	1873–1958	1931–1946	(none)	1946–1958	Hoover, Hoover	death
5	Ling, David W.David W. Ling	AZ	1890–1965	1936–1964	(none)	1964–1965	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	death
6	Speakman, Howard C.Howard C. Speakman	AZ	1892–1952	1946–1952	(none)	(none)	Truman, Truman	death
7	Walsh, James AugustineJames Augustine Walsh	AZ	1906–1991	1952–1976	1961–1972	1976–1991	Truman, Truman	death
8	Davis, Arthur MarshallArthur Marshall Davis	AZ	1907–1963	1961–1963	(none)	(none)	Kennedy, Kennedy	death
9	Craig, Walter EarlyWalter Early Craig	AZ	1909–1986	1963–1979	1973–1979	1979–1986	Kennedy, Kennedy	death
10	Muecke, Charles AndrewCharles Andrew Muecke	AZ	1918–2007	1964–1984	1979–1984	1984–2007	Johnson, L.L. Johnson	death
11	Copple, William PerryWilliam Perry Copple	AZ	1916–2000	1966–1983	(none)	1983–2000	Johnson, L.L. Johnson	death
12	Frey, William C.William C. Frey	AZ	1919–1979	1970–1979	(none)	(none)	Nixon, Nixon	death
13	Richey, Mary AnneMary Anne Richey	AZ	1917–1983	1976–1983	(none)	(none)	Ford, Ford	death
14	Cordova, Valdemar AguirreValdemar Aguirre Cordova	AZ	1922–1988	1979–1984	(none)	1984–1988	Carter, Carter	death
15	Bilby, RichardRichard Bilby	AZ	1931–1998	1979–1996	1984–1990	1996–1998	Carter, Carter	death
16	Hardy, Charles LeachCharles Leach Hardy	AZ	1919-2010	1980–1990	(none)	1990–2010	Carter	death
18	Marquez, Alfredo ChavezAlfredo Chavez Marquez	AZ	1922-present	1980–1991	(none)	1991–2010	Carter	retirement[5]
19	Browning, William DockerWilliam Docker Browning	AZ	1931–2008	1984–1998	1990–1994	1998–2008	Reagan, Reagan	death
24	Roll, JohnJohn Roll	AZ	1947–2011	1991–2011	2006–2011	(none)	G.H.W. Bush, G.H.W. Bush	assassination
29	Murguia, MaryMary Murguia	AZ	1960–present	2000–2010	(none)	(none)	Clinton, Clinton	appointment to 9th Cir.

See also

• Courts of Arizona
• List of United States federal courthouses in Arizona

Notes

1. ^ U.S. District Courts of Arizona, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center.
2. ^ "Judicial Vacancies". Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. http://www.uscourts.gov/JudgesAndJudgeships/JudicialVacancies.aspx. Retrieved 18 February 2011. 
3. ^ http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/06/23/presidential-nominations-sent-senate
4. ^ Recess appointment; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment.
5. ^ Marquez no longer hears cases.

External links

• United States District Court for the District of Arizona Official Website
• United States Attorney for the District of Arizona Official Website