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Mary Helen Murguia
Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Mary Helen Murguia serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed Dec 22, 2010 by a 89–0 Senate vote. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama
- Confirmed
- Dec 22, 2010
- Senate vote
- 89–0
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1960
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of ArizonaWilliam J. Clinton · Oct 3, 2000 – Jan 4, 2011
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitBarack Obama · 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
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