Andrew David Hurwitz
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Senior status. Born 1947.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Nov 2, 2011
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Jun 12, 2012
- Commissioned
- Jun 27, 2012
- Senior status
- Oct 3, 2022
Education
- A.B., Princeton University, 1968
- J.D., Yale Law School, 1972
Career
- Connecticut Army National Guard/U.S. Army Reserve specialist 5, 1969-1975
- Law clerk, Hon. Jon O. Newman, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 1972
- Law clerk, Hon. J. Joseph Smith, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1972-1973
- Law clerk, Hon. Potter Stewart, Supreme Court of the United States, 1973-1974
- Private practice, Phoenix, Arizona, 1974-1980, 1983-2003
- Faculty, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, 1977-1980, 1988, 1994-1995, 2001, 2004-
- Chief of staff, Gov. Bruce Babbitt, Arizona, 1980-1983
- Justice, Arizona Supreme Court, 2003-2012
- vice chief justice, 2009-2012
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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