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Roopali H. Desai

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2022

Roopali H. Desai, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The Senate voted 67–29 on the nomination on Aug 4, 2022 (Nomination Confirmed). Roopali Hardin Desai (born 1978) is an American lawyer who has served since 2022 as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Senate votes: 1

Senate confirmation votes

United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit
117th Congress · Nomination Confirmed67–29 · Aug 4, 2022

Education

University of ArizonaB.A., 2000
University of ArizonaM.P.H., 2001
University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of LawJ.D., 2005

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Mary M. Schroeder, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2005-2006; Private practice, Phoenix, Arizona, 2006-2022; Professor of practice, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, 2022;

Biography

Roopali Hardin Desai (born 1978) is an American lawyer who has served since 2022 as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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