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Frank R. Zapata
Senior judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Frank R. Zapata serves on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. Appointed by William J. Clinton and confirmed Jul 31, 1996. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton
- Confirmed
- Jul 31, 1996
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1944
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of ArizonaWilliam J. Clinton · Jul 31, 1996
Education
- Eastern Arizona CollegeA.A., 1964
- University of ArizonaB.A., 1966
- University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law)J.D., 1973
Career
Staff attorney, Pima County [Arizona] Legal Aid Society, 1973-1974; Assistant federal public defender, District of Arizona, 1974-1994; chief assistant federal public defender, 1984-1994; Assistant adjunct professor, University of Arizona College of Law, 1988-1990
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