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John McCarthy Roll

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona · 1991

John McCarthy Roll , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. John McCarthy Roll (February 8, 1947 – January 8, 2011) was a United States district judge who served on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona from 1991 until he was killed in 2011, and as chief judge of that court from 2006 to 2011.

Education

  • University of ArizonaB.A., 1969
  • University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law)J.D., 1972
  • University of Virginia School of LawLL.M., 1990

Career

Bailiff, Superior Court of Arizona, Pima County, 1972-1973; Assistant city attorney, Tucson, Arizona, 1973; Deputy county attorney, Criminal Division, Pima County, Arizona, 1973-1980; Clinical instructor, University of Arizona College of Law, 1978-1979; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Arizona, 1980-1987; Organized Crime Drug Task Force, 1982-1986; Civil Division, 1986-1987; Judge, Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two, 1987-1991; presiding judge, 1988-1991; vice-chief judge, 1991; Judge, Superior Court of Arizona, Pima County, Criminal Bench, 1991

Biography

John McCarthy Roll (February 8, 1947 – January 8, 2011) was a United States district judge who served on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona from 1991 until he was killed in 2011, and as chief judge of that court from 2006 to 2011.

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