United States District Court for the District of Arizona

United States District Court for the District of Arizona
(D. Ariz.)
LocationSandra Day O'Connor United States Courthouse
(Phoenix)
More locations
Appeals toNinth Circuit
EstablishedFebruary 14, 1912
Judges13
Chief JudgeJennifer Zipps
Officers of the court
U.S. AttorneyTimothy Courchaine (interim)
U.S. MarshalVan Bayless (acting)
www.azd.uscourts.gov

The United States District Court for the District of Arizona (in case citations, D. Ariz.) is the U.S. district court that covers the state of Arizona. It is under the United States Court of Appeals for 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. As of February 17, 2025, the interim United States attorney is Timothy Courchaine.

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.[2] Court for the District is held at Phoenix, Tucson, Yuma and Flagstaff. 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.[3] The divisions are as follows:

Current judges

As of January 7, 2025:

# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
37 Chief Judge Jennifer Zipps Tucson 1964 2011–present 2024–present — Obama
38 District Judge John J. Tuchi Phoenix 1964 2014–present — — Obama
39 District Judge Diane Humetewa Phoenix 1964 2014–present — — Obama
40 District Judge Steven Paul Logan Phoenix 1965 2014–present — — Obama
41 District Judge Rosemary Márquez Tucson 1968 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 Michael T. Liburdi Phoenix 1977 2019–present — — Trump
47 District Judge Scott H. Rash Tucson 1963 2020–present — — Trump
48 District Judge John C. Hinderaker Tucson 1968 2020–present — — Trump
49 District Judge Krissa M. Lanham Phoenix 1980 2024–present — — Biden
50 District Judge Angela M. Martinez Tucson 1972 2024–present — — Biden
51 District Judge Sharad H. Desai Phoenix 1981 2025–present — — Biden
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
27 Senior Judge Raner Collins Tucson 1952 1998–2019 2013–2018 2019–present Clinton
28 Senior Judge Susan R. 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
36 Senior Judge G. Murray Snow Phoenix 1959 2008–2024 2018–2024 2024–present G.W. Bush
42 Senior Judge Douglas L. Rayes Phoenix 1952 2014–2024 — 2024–present Obama
43 Senior Judge James A. Soto Tucson 1950 2014–2024 — 2024–present Obama

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[Note 1] — — Taft not confirmed
2 William Henry Sawtelle AZ 1868–1934 1913–1931 — — Wilson elevation 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 1979–1988 — — 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
20 Paul Gerhardt Rosenblatt AZ 1928–2019 1984–2003 — 2003–2019 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 2000–2011 — — Clinton elevation to 9th Cir.
  1. ^ Recess appointment; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment.

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

U.S. attorneys

  • John Titus 1863
  • Almon Gage 1863-64
  • C. W. C. Powell 1869
  • E. B. Pomroy 1876-82
  • James A. Zabriskie 1882-85
  • Owen T. Rouse 1885-89
  • Harry R. Jeffords 1889-91
  • Thomas F. Wilson 1891-93
  • Everett E. Ellinwood 1893-98
  • Robert E. Morrison 1898-1902
  • Frederick S. Nave 1902-05
  • Joseph L. B. Alexander 1905-10
  • Joseph E. Morrison 1910-14
  • Thomas A. Flynn 1914-22
  • Frederick H. Bernard 1922-25
  • John B. Wright 1925-29
  • John C. Gung'l 1929-33
  • Clifton Mathews 1933-35
  • Frank E. Flynn 1935-53
  • Edward W. Scruggs 1953
  • Jack D. H. Hays 1953-60[4]
  • Charles A. Muecke 1960
  • Mary Anne Reimann 1960-61
  • Charles A. Muecke 1961-64
  • Jo Ann D. Diamos 1964-65
  • William P. Copple 1965-66
  • Richard C. Gormley 1966-67
  • Edward E. Davis 1967-69
  • Richard K. Burke 1969-72
  • William C. Smitherman 1972-77
  • Michael D. Hawkins 1977-80[5]
  • Arthur B. Butler III 1980-81
  • A. Melvin McDonald 1981-85
  • Stephen M. McNamee 1985-90
  • Linda A. Akers 1990-93
  • Daniel G. Knauss 1993
  • Janet Napolitano 1993-97
  • Michael A. Johns 1997-98
  • Jose de Jesus Rivera 1998-2001
  • Paul K. Charlton 2001-2006
  • Daniel G. Knauss 2007
  • Diane Humetewa 2007-2009
  • Dennis K. Burke 2009-2011
  • John S. Leonardo 2012-2017
  • Elizabeth A. Strange (Acting, January 2017 - June 2019)
  • Michael G. Bailey 2019-2021
  • Gary M. Restaino 2021-2025[6]
  • Rachel C. Hernandez (Acting, February 2025 - March 2025)
  • Timothy Courchaine (Interim, March 2025 - present)

See also

  • Courts of Arizona
  • List of current United States district judges
  • List of United States federal courthouses in Arizona

References

  1. ^ U.S. District Courts of Arizona, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center
  2. ^ 28 U.S.C. § 82
  3. ^ "Clerk's Office". United States District Court District of Arizona. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  4. ^ "JACK D.H. HAYS INTERVIEW" (PDF). Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education. September 18, 1992. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  5. ^ "Michael Daly Hawkins | OpenJurist". openjurist.org. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  6. ^ "The Political Graveyard: U.S. District Attorneys in Arizona". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
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