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United States District Court for the District of Arizona

U.S. federal district court in Arizona

Summary

U.S. federal district court in Arizona

Field	Value
court_type	district
court_name	United States District Court for the District of Arizona
abbreviation	D. Ariz.
seal	US DC AZ.svg
seal_size	150
map_image_width	150
courthouse	Sandra Day O'Connor United States Courthouse
location	Phoenix
courthouse1	Evo A. DeConcini U.S. Courthouse
location1	Tucson
courthouse2	John M. Roll U.S. Courthouse
location2	Yuma
courthouse3	AWD Building
location3	Flagstaff
courthouse4	CVB Only Court
location4	Grand Canyon
courthouse5	U.S. District Court - Kingman - CVB Matters Only
location5	Kingman
courthouse6	U.S. District Court - Page - CVB Matters Only
location6	Page
location7	Globe
location8	Prescott
appeals_to	Ninth Circuit
established	February 14, 1912
judges_assigned	13
chief	Jennifer Zipps
us_attorney	Timothy Courchaine
us_marshal	Van Bayless (acting)
official_site

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.

The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. , the interim United States attorney is Timothy Courchaine.

Organization of the court

#b30000}} Tucson Division

The United States District Court for the District of Arizona is the sole federal judicial district in Arizona. 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. The divisions are as follows:

Phoenix Division
- This division comprises the following counties: Gila, La Paz, Maricopa, Pinal, and Yuma. Its offices are located in Phoenix, Arizona.
Prescott Division
- This division comprises the following counties: Apache, Coconino, Mohave, Navajo, and Yavapai. Its offices are located in Phoenix, Arizona.
Tucson Division
- This division comprises the following counties: Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, and Santa Cruz. Its offices are located in Tucson, Arizona.

Active judges

Former judges

Chief judges

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
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
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
Rachel C. Hernandez (Acting, February 2025 - March 2025)
Timothy Courchaine (Interim, March 2025 - present)

References

[https://www.fjc.gov/history/courts/us-district-court-district-arizona-legislative-history U.S. District Courts of Arizona], Legislative history, ''[[Federal Judicial Center]]''
{{USCode. 28. 82
(January 2026). "Clerk's Office".
(September 18, 1992). "JACK D.H. HAYS INTERVIEW".
"Michael Daly Hawkins {{!}} OpenJurist".
"The Political Graveyard: U.S. District Attorneys in Arizona".

Wikipedia Source

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