Mary Helen Murguia
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Born 1960.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Mar 25, 2010
- Senate vote
- 89 to 0
- Confirmed
- Dec 22, 2010
- Commissioned
- Jan 4, 2011
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jul 21, 2000
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Oct 3, 2000
- Commissioned
- Oct 13, 2000
- Left this court
- Jan 4, 2011. Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Education
- B.A., B.S., University of Kansas, 1982
- J.D., University of Kansas School of Law, 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
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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