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Mary Helen Murguia
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000–2011
Mary Helen Murguia , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The Senate voted 89–0 on the nomination on Dec 22, 2010 (Nomination Confirmed). Mary Helen Murguia (born September 6, 1960) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as the Chief United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She previously served as a U.S. district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona from 2000 to 2011.
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- United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit
111th Congress · Nomination Confirmed89–0 · Dec 22, 2010
Education
- University of KansasB.A., B.S., 1982
- University of Kansas School of LawJ.D., 1985
Career
Assistant district attorney, Wyandotte County, Kansas, 1985-1990; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Arizona, 1990-2000; Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Department of Justice, 1998-2000; counsel to the director's staff, 1998-1999; principal deputy director, 1999; director, 1999-2000; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2021-present
Biography
Mary Helen Murguia (born September 6, 1960) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as the Chief United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She previously served as a U.S. district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona from 2000 to 2011.
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