| Frank R. Zapata | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona | |
| In office August 1, 1996 – August 3, 2010 |
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| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Richard Mansfield Bilby |
| Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona | |
| In office 1994–1996 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1944 Safford, Arizona |
| Alma mater | Eastern Arizona College (A.A.) University of Arizona (B.A.) University of Arizona College of Law (J.D.) |
Frank Ramirez Zapata (born 1944) is a United States federal judge.
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Born in Safford, Arizona, Zapata received an A.A. from Eastern Arizona College in 1964, a B.A. from the University of Arizona in 1966, and a J.D. from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1973.
Zapata was a Staff attorney of Pima County Legal Aid Society, Arizona from 1973 to 1974. He was an Assistant federal public defender, Arizona from 1974 to 1984. He was a Chief assistant federal public defender, Arizona from 1984 to 1994. He was an Assistant adjunct professor, University of Arizona College of Law from 1988 to 1990.
Zapata was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Zapata was nominated by President Bill Clinton on March 29, 1996, to a seat vacated by Richard Mansfield Bilby. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 31, 1996, and received his commission on August 1, 1996. He took senior status on August 3, 2010. He had previously served as a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the District of Arizona from 1994 to 1996.