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U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

51 judges have served since Aug 26, 1912. Now: Sharad Harshad Desai DAngela Marie Martinez DKrissa Marie Lanham DJohn Charles Hinderaker RScott Hugh Rash RMichael Thomas Liburdi RSusan Marie Brnovich RDominic William Lanza RRosemary Márquez DDiane Joyce Humetewa DSteven Paul Logan DJohn Joseph Tuchi DJennifer Guerin Zipps D.

Judges
51
29 D · 22 R
Longest tenure
28 years
David W. Ling
Current
21 months
Sharad Harshad Desai, since Jan 7, 2025
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19201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Richard Elihu Sloan · 1912-08-26 – 1913-03-03 · RepublicanWilliam Henry Sawtelle · 1913-08-18 – 1931-02-06 · DemocratAlbert Morris Sames · 1931-02-21 – 1946-04-01 · RepublicanHoward C. Speakman · 1946-04-13 – 1952-06-17 · DemocratJames Augustine Walsh · 1952-07-07 – 1976-07-09 · DemocratValdemar Aguirre Cordova · 1979-06-21 – 1988-06-18 · DemocratStephen M. McNamee · 1990-06-04 – 2007-10-01 · RepublicanG. Murray Snow · 2008-07-23 – 2024-10-21 · RepublicanSharad Harshad Desai · 2025-01-07 – present · DemocratFred Clinton Jacobs · 1923-03-02 – 1936-05-31 · RepublicanDavid W. Ling · 1936-06-03 – 1964-10-11 · DemocratWilliam Perry Copple · 1966-11-03 – 1983-11-30 · DemocratWilliam Docker Browning · 1984-05-03 – 1998-05-14 · RepublicanRaner Christercunean Collins · 1998-08-03 – 2019-03-04 · DemocratMichael Thomas Liburdi · 2019-08-05 – present · RepublicanArthur Marshall Davis · 1961-08-21 – 1963-07-11 · DemocratWalter Early Craig · 1963-10-02 – 1979-10-01 · DemocratCharles Leach Hardy · 1980-05-23 – 1990-06-02 · DemocratJohn McCarthy Roll · 1991-11-25 – 2011-01-08 · RepublicanJennifer Guerin Zipps · 2011-10-05 – present · DemocratCharles Andrew Muecke · 1964-10-01 – 1984-11-30 · DemocratRobert Cameron Broomfield · 1985-07-11 – 1999-08-12 · RepublicanMary Helen Murguia · 2000-10-13 – 2011-01-04 · DemocratDiane Joyce Humetewa · 2014-05-16 – present · DemocratWilliam C. Frey · 1970-12-01 – 1979-02-16 · RepublicanRichard Mansfield Bilby · 1979-09-26 – 1996-05-29 · DemocratFrank R. Zapata · 1996-08-01 – 2010-08-03 · DemocratSteven Paul Logan · 2014-05-16 – present · DemocratMary Anne Richey · 1976-06-16 – 1983-11-25 · RepublicanPaul Gerhardt Rosenblatt · 1984-06-11 – 2003-10-30 · RepublicanNeil Vincent Wake · 2004-03-15 – 2016-07-05 · RepublicanDominic William Lanza · 2018-09-10 – present · RepublicanAlfredo Chavez Marquez · 1980-06-30 – 1991-07-25 · DemocratRoslyn O. Silver · 1994-10-11 – 2013-09-03 · DemocratJohn Joseph Tuchi · 2014-05-16 – present · DemocratEarl Hamblin Carroll · 1980-06-30 – 1994-10-10 · DemocratJames A. Teilborg · 2000-10-13 – 2013-01-30 · DemocratRosemary Márquez · 2014-05-19 – present · DemocratRoger Gordon Strand · 1985-07-22 – 2000-04-28 · RepublicanSusan Ritchie Bolton · 2000-10-13 – 2016-09-01 · DemocratSusan Marie Brnovich · 2018-10-23 – present · RepublicanFrederick J. Martone · 2001-12-21 – 2013-01-30 · RepublicanDouglas Leroy Rayes · 2014-05-28 – 2024-06-01 · DemocratKrissa Marie Lanham · 2024-06-03 – present · DemocratCindy K. Jorgenson · 2002-03-06 – 2018-04-06 · RepublicanScott Hugh Rash · 2020-05-27 – present · RepublicanDavid C. Bury · 2002-03-19 – 2012-12-31 · RepublicanJames Alan Soto · 2014-06-09 – 2024-07-01 · DemocratAngela Marie Martinez · 2024-07-02 – present · DemocratDavid G. Campbell · 2003-07-15 – 2018-07-31 · RepublicanJohn Charles Hinderaker · 2020-09-29 – present · Republican
Sharad Harshad Desai D
Jan 7, 2025 – present · 21 months · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 82–12
Angela Marie Martinez D
Jul 2, 2024 – present · 2.3 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 66–28
Krissa Marie Lanham D
Jun 3, 2024 – present · 2.4 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 66–26
John Charles Hinderaker R
Sep 29, 2020 – present · 6 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 70–27
Scott Hugh Rash R
May 27, 2020 – present · 6.4 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 74–20
Michael Thomas Liburdi R
Aug 5, 2019 – present · 7.2 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 53–37
Susan Marie Brnovich R
Oct 23, 2018 – present · 8 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump
Dominic William Lanza R
Sep 10, 2018 – present · 8.1 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 60–35
James Alan Soto D
Jun 9, 2014 – Jul 1, 2024 · 10 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status Jul 1, 2024 · confirmed 93–1
Douglas Leroy Rayes D
May 28, 2014 – Jun 1, 2024 · 10 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status Jun 1, 2024 · confirmed 77–19
Rosemary Márquez D
May 19, 2014 – present · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 81–15
Diane Joyce Humetewa D
May 16, 2014 – present · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 96–0
Steven Paul Logan D
May 16, 2014 – present · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 96–0
John Joseph Tuchi D
May 16, 2014 – present · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 96–0
Jennifer Guerin Zipps D
Oct 5, 2011 – present · 15 years · appointed by Barack Obama
G. Murray Snow R
Jul 23, 2008 – Oct 21, 2024 · 16 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Oct 21, 2024
Neil Vincent Wake R
Mar 15, 2004 – Jul 5, 2016 · 12 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Jul 5, 2016
David G. Campbell R
Jul 15, 2003 – Jul 31, 2018 · 15 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Jul 31, 2018 · confirmed 92–0
David C. Bury R
Mar 19, 2002 – Dec 31, 2012 · 11 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Dec 31, 2012 · confirmed 90–0
Cindy K. Jorgenson R
Mar 6, 2002 – Apr 6, 2018 · 16 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Apr 6, 2018 · confirmed 98–0
Frederick J. Martone R
Dec 21, 2001 – Jan 30, 2013 · 11 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Jan 30, 2013 · confirmed 97–0
Mary Helen Murguia D
Oct 13, 2000 – Jan 4, 2011 · 10 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
James A. Teilborg D
Oct 13, 2000 – Jan 30, 2013 · 12 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jan 30, 2013 · confirmed 95–0
Susan Ritchie Bolton D
Oct 13, 2000 – Sep 1, 2016 · 16 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Sep 1, 2016
Raner Christercunean Collins D
Aug 3, 1998 – Mar 4, 2019 · 21 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Mar 4, 2019
Frank R. Zapata D
Aug 1, 1996 – Aug 3, 2010 · 14 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Aug 3, 2010
Roslyn O. Silver D
Oct 11, 1994 – Sep 3, 2013 · 19 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Sep 3, 2013
John McCarthy Roll R
Nov 25, 1991 – Jan 8, 2011 · 19 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush
Stephen M. McNamee R
Jun 4, 1990 – Oct 1, 2007 · 17 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Oct 1, 2007
Roger Gordon Strand R
Jul 22, 1985 – Apr 28, 2000 · 15 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Apr 28, 2000
Robert Cameron Broomfield R
Jul 11, 1985 – Aug 12, 1999 · 14 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Aug 12, 1999
Paul Gerhardt Rosenblatt R
Jun 11, 1984 – Oct 30, 2003 · 19 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Oct 30, 2003
William Docker Browning R
May 3, 1984 – May 14, 1998 · 14 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status May 14, 1998
Alfredo Chavez Marquez D
Jun 30, 1980 – Jul 25, 1991 · 11 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Jul 25, 1991
Earl Hamblin Carroll D
Jun 30, 1980 – Oct 10, 1994 · 14 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Oct 10, 1994
Charles Leach Hardy D
May 23, 1980 – Jun 2, 1990 · 10 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Jun 2, 1990
Richard Mansfield Bilby D
Sep 26, 1979 – May 29, 1996 · 17 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status May 29, 1996
Valdemar Aguirre Cordova D
Jun 21, 1979 – Jun 18, 1988 · 9 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter
Mary Anne Richey R
Jun 16, 1976 – Nov 25, 1983 · 7.4 years · appointed by Gerald Ford
William C. Frey R
Dec 1, 1970 – Feb 16, 1979 · 8.2 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
William Perry Copple D
Nov 3, 1966 – Nov 30, 1983 · 17 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Nov 30, 1983
Charles Andrew Muecke D
Oct 1, 1964 – Nov 30, 1984 · 20 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Nov 30, 1984
Walter Early Craig D
Oct 2, 1963 – Oct 1, 1979 · 16 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy · senior status Oct 1, 1979
Arthur Marshall Davis D
Aug 21, 1961 – Jul 11, 1963 · 23 months · appointed by John F. Kennedy
James Augustine Walsh D
Jul 7, 1952 – Jul 9, 1976 · 24 years · appointed by Harry S Truman · senior status Jul 9, 1976
Howard C. Speakman D
Apr 13, 1946 – Jun 17, 1952 · 6.2 years · appointed by Harry S Truman
David W. Ling D
Jun 3, 1936 – Oct 11, 1964 · 28 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Oct 11, 1964
Albert Morris Sames R
Feb 21, 1931 – Apr 1, 1946 · 15 years · appointed by Herbert Hoover · senior status Apr 1, 1946
Fred Clinton Jacobs R
Mar 2, 1923 – May 31, 1936 · 13 years · appointed by Warren G. Harding · senior status May 31, 1936
William Henry Sawtelle D
Aug 18, 1913 – Feb 6, 1931 · 17 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson
Richard Elihu Sloan R
Aug 26, 1912 – Mar 3, 1913 · 6 months · appointed by William H. Taft

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.