United States District Court for the District of Arizona Established June 20, 1910
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 current United States Attorney is John S. Leonardo, who was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 29, 2012.
Organization of the court
The United States District Court for the District of Arizona is the sole federal judicial district in Arizona.[2] 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 .
Phoenix Division comprises the following counties: Gila , La Paz , Maricopa , Pinal , and Yuma .
Prescott Division comprises the following counties: Apache , Conconino , Mohave , Navajo , and Yavapai .
Tucson Division comprises the following counties: Cochise , Graham , Greenlee , Pima , and Santa Cruz .
Current judges
Vacancies and pending nominations
Former judges
Succession of seats
Seat 2
Seat established on September 14, 1922, by 42 Stat. 837 (temporary)
Seat made permanent on August 19, 1935, by 49 Stat. 659
Jacobs
1923–1936
Ling
1936–1964
Muecke
1964–1984
Strand
1985–2000
Martone
2001–2013
Rayes
2014–present
Seat 3
Seat established on May 19, 1961, by 75 Stat. 80
Davis
1961–1963
Craig
1963–1979
Hardy
1980–1990
McNamee
1990–2007
Snow
2008–present
Seat 4
Seat established on March 18, 1966, by 80 Stat. 75
Copple
1966–1983
Rosenblatt
1984–2003
Wake
2004–present
Seat 5
Seat established on June 2, 1970, by 84 Stat. 294
Frey
1970–1979
Bilby
1979–1996
Zapata
1996–2010
Márquez
2014–present
Seat 6
Seat established on October 20, 1978, by 92 Stat. 1629
Cordova
1979–1988
Seat abolished on June 18, 1988 (temporary judgeship expired)
Seat 7
Seat established on October 20, 1978, by 92 Stat. 1629
Marquez
1980–1991
Roll
1991–2011
Zipps
2011–present
Seat 8
Seat established on October 20, 1978, by 92 Stat. 1629
Carroll
1980–1994
Silver
1994–2013
Tuchi
2014–present
Seat 9
Seat established in 1984 pursuant to 71 Stat. 586 (temporary)
Seat became permanent upon the abolition of Seat 6 on June 18, 1988
Broomfield
1985–1999
Bolton
2000–present
Seat 10
Seat established on November 29, 1999, by 113 Stat. 1501
Teilborg
2000–2013
Logan
2014–present
Seat 11
Seat established on November 29, 1999, by 113 Stat. 1501
Murguia
2000–2011
Humetewa
2014–present
Seat 12
Seat established on November 29, 1999, by 113 Stat. 1501
Jorgenson
2002–present
Seat 13
Seat established on December 21, 2000 by 114 Stat. 2762
Bury
2002–2012
Soto
2014–present
Seat 14
Seat established on November 2, 2002 by 116 Stat. 1758 (temporary)
Campbell
2003–present
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