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Michael Daly Hawkins

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Senior status. Born 1945.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Appointed by
William J. Clinton (Democratic)
Nominated
Jul 13, 1994
Senate vote
Voice vote
Confirmed
Sep 14, 1994
Commissioned
Sep 15, 1994
Senior status
Feb 12, 2010

Other federal judicial service

  • Special Courts Martial Military Judge, U.S. Marine Corps, 1973

Education

  • B.A., Arizona State University, 1967
  • J.D., Arizona State University College of Law (now Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law), 1970
  • LL.M., University of Virginia School of Law, 1998

Career

  • U.S. Marine Corps captain, 1970-1973
  • Private practice, Phoenix, Arizona, 1973-1976, 1980-1994
  • U.S. attorney for the District of Arizona, 1977-1980
  • Special prosecutor, The Navajo Nation, 1985-1989

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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