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John Joseph Tuchi

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. Born 1964.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Appointed by
Barack Obama (Democratic)
Nominated
Jan 6, 2014
Senate vote
96 to 0
Confirmed
May 14, 2014
Commissioned
May 16, 2014

Education

  • B.S., West Virginia University, 1987
  • M.S., University of Arizona, 1989
  • J.D., Arizona State University College of Law (now Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law), 1994

Career

  • Law clerk, Hon. William C. Canby, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1994-1995
  • Private practice, Phoenix, Arizona, 1995-1998
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Arizona, 1998-2014
  • deputy appellate chief, 2005-2006
  • criminal chief, 2006-2009
  • acting U.S. attorney, 2009
  • senior litigation counsel, 2009-2012
  • chief assistant U.S. attorney, 2012-2014

Other nominations

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, September 19, 2013; no Senate vote

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

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