District Court · Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
The federal trial court. Juries sit here, evidence is heard here, and almost every federal case begins here.
The bench
Who sits on this court?
Judges in active service, when they were confirmed, and who nominated each.
| Judge | Since | Nominated by | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen M. McNamee Senior | 1990 | George H.W. Bush | AZD0304 |
| Roslyn O. Silver Senior | 1994 | William J. Clinton | AZD0702 |
| Frank R. Zapata Senior | 1996 | William J. Clinton | AZD0503 |
| Raner Christercunean Collins Senior | 1998 | William J. Clinton | AZD0108 |
| Susan Ritchie Bolton Senior | 2000 | William J. Clinton | AZD0902 |
| James A. Teilborg Senior | 2000 | William J. Clinton | AZD1001 |
| Frederick J. Martone Senior | 2001 | George W. Bush | AZD0205 |
| Cindy K. Jorgenson Senior | 2002 | George W. Bush | AZD1201 |
| David C. Bury Senior | 2002 | George W. Bush | AZD1301 |
| David G. Campbell Senior | 2003 | George W. Bush | AZD1401 |
| G. Murray Snow Senior | 2008 | George W. Bush | AZD0305 |
| Jennifer Guerin Zipps | 2011 | Barack Obama | AZD0803 |
| Diane Joyce Humetewa | 2014 | Barack Obama | AZD1102 |
| Steven Paul Logan | 2014 | Barack Obama | AZD1002 |
| John Joseph Tuchi | 2014 | Barack Obama | AZD0703 |
| Rosemary Márquez | 2014 | Barack Obama | AZD0504 |
| Douglas Leroy Rayes Senior | 2014 | Barack Obama | AZD0206 |
| James Alan Soto Senior | 2014 | Barack Obama | AZD1302 |
| Dominic William Lanza | 2018 | Donald J. Trump | AZD0903 |
| Susan Marie Brnovich | 2018 | Donald J. Trump | AZD0404 |
| Michael Thomas Liburdi | 2019 | Donald J. Trump | AZD1402 |
| Scott Hugh Rash | 2020 | Donald J. Trump | AZD1202 |
| John Charles Hinderaker | 2020 | Donald J. Trump | AZD0109 |
| Krissa Marie Lanham | 2024 | Joseph R. Biden | AZD0207 |
| Angela Marie Martinez | 2024 | Joseph R. Biden | AZD1303 |
| Sharad Harshad Desai | 2024 | Joseph R. Biden | AZD0306 |
Source · Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges, 1789–present (public domain)
What seats does this court have?
Each seat on this court, who holds it, and how many judges have held it before.
- Judges seated now
- 26
- Seat numbers on record
- 51
| Seat | Held by | Since | Holders to date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZD0108 | Raner Christercunean Collins | 1998 | 1 |
| AZD0109 | John Charles Hinderaker | 2020 | 1 |
| AZD0205 | Frederick J. Martone | 2001 | 1 |
| AZD0206 | Douglas Leroy Rayes | 2014 | 1 |
| AZD0207 | Krissa Marie Lanham | 2024 | 1 |
| AZD0304 | Stephen M. McNamee | 1990 | 1 |
| AZD0305 | G. Murray Snow | 2008 | 1 |
| AZD0306 | Sharad Harshad Desai | 2025 | 1 |
| AZD0404 | Susan Marie Brnovich | 2018 | 1 |
| AZD0503 | Frank R. Zapata | 1996 | 1 |
| AZD0504 | Rosemary Márquez | 2014 | 1 |
| AZD0702 | Roslyn O. Silver | 1994 | 1 |
| AZD0703 | John Joseph Tuchi | 2014 | 1 |
| AZD0803 | Jennifer Guerin Zipps | 2011 | 1 |
| AZD0902 | Susan Ritchie Bolton | 2000 | 1 |
| AZD0903 | Dominic William Lanza | 2018 | 1 |
| AZD1001 | James A. Teilborg | 2000 | 1 |
| AZD1002 | Steven Paul Logan | 2014 | 1 |
| AZD1102 | Diane Joyce Humetewa | 2014 | 1 |
| AZD1201 | Cindy K. Jorgenson | 2002 | 1 |
| AZD1202 | Scott Hugh Rash | 2020 | 1 |
| AZD1301 | David C. Bury | 2002 | 1 |
| AZD1302 | James Alan Soto | 2014 | 1 |
| AZD1303 | Angela Marie Martinez | 2024 | 1 |
| AZD1401 | David G. Campbell | 2003 | 1 |
| AZD1402 | Michael Thomas Liburdi | 2019 | 1 |
25 seat numbers with no sitting judge
These are seat numbers in the historical record with nobody currently in them. That usually means the seat was abolished or renumbered, not that it is open today — Congress has changed the size of federal courts many times. Do not read this as a vacancy list.
| Seat | Last held by | Until | Holders |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZD0101 | Richard Elihu Sloan | 1913 | 1 |
| AZD0102 | William Henry Sawtelle | 1931 | 1 |
| AZD0103 | Albert Morris Sames | 1958 | 1 |
| AZD0104 | Howard C. Speakman | 1952 | 1 |
| AZD0105 | James Augustine Walsh | 1991 | 1 |
| AZD0106 | Mary Anne Richey | 1983 | 1 |
| AZD0107 | William Docker Browning | 2008 | 1 |
| AZD0201 | Fred Clinton Jacobs | 1958 | 1 |
| AZD0202 | David W. Ling | 1965 | 1 |
| AZD0203 | Charles Andrew Muecke | 2007 | 1 |
| AZD0204 | Roger Gordon Strand | 2017 | 1 |
| AZD0301 | Arthur Marshall Davis | 1963 | 1 |
| AZD0302 | Walter Early Craig | 1986 | 1 |
| AZD0303 | Charles Leach Hardy | 2010 | 1 |
| AZD0401 | William Perry Copple | 2000 | 1 |
| AZD0402 | Paul Gerhardt Rosenblatt | 2019 | 1 |
| AZD0403 | Neil Vincent Wake | 2026 | 1 |
| AZD0501 | William C. Frey | 1979 | 1 |
| AZD0502 | Richard Mansfield Bilby | 1998 | 1 |
| AZD0601 | Valdemar Aguirre Cordova | 1988 | 1 |
| AZD0701 | Earl Hamblin Carroll | 2017 | 1 |
| AZD0801 | Alfredo Chavez Marquez | 2014 | 1 |
| AZD0802 | John McCarthy Roll | 2011 | 1 |
| AZD0901 | Robert Cameron Broomfield | 2014 | 1 |
| AZD1101 | Mary Helen Murguia | 2011 | 1 |
This site does not publish a vacancy count. Seat identifiers are not stable across court renamings and reorganisations, so a seat that was vacated and refilled can appear empty when it is not. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts publishes the authoritative list of current judicial vacancies: uscourts.gov.
Seats are created by Congress and filled by the President with the Senate's consent. For current vacancies, use the Administrative Office's published list rather than inferring them from this table.
Source · Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges, 1789–present (public domain)
How this bench was built
Who appointed them?
The tally of presidents who placed the sitting judges on this court.
- Democratic
- 15
- Republican
- 11
| President | Judges |
|---|---|
| Barack Obama | 7 |
| William J. Clinton | 5 |
| Donald J. Trump | 5 |
| George W. Bush | 5 |
| Joseph R. Biden | 3 |
| George H.W. Bush | 1 |
The party of the president who appointed a judge is a matter of record. How that judge will rule is not, and this site draws no inference from one to the other.
Source · Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges, 1789–present (public domain)