| Gloria Maria Navarro | |
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| Judge of United States District Court for the District of Nevada | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office May 6, 2010 |
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| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Brian Sandoval |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 1967 (age 44) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Alma mater | University of Nevada, Las Vegas (B.A.) Arizona State University College of Law (J.D.) |
Gloria Maria Navarro (born May 1967) is a Nevada prosecutor and a United States district judge on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
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Born in Las Vegas, Nevada, Navarro earned a bachelor's degree in 1989 from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a law degree from the Arizona State University College of Law (now the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law) in 1992.[1]
In 1991, Navarro worked as a legal extern for United States District Judge Philip Martin Pro.
In 1993, Navarro worked part-time as a mitigation investigator for a Las Vegas law firm and as a contract law clerk for several organizations.
From 1994 until 1996, Navarro worked as an associate attorney for a Las Vegas law firm, and she then worked as a sole practitioner in Las Vegas from 1996 until 2001.[1]
From 2001 until 2004, Navarro served as a Deputy Special Public Defender for Clark County, Nevada and since 2005, she has served as a Chief Deputy District Attorney for the Civil Division in the Clark County District Attorney's office.[1]
On September 11, 2009, Sen. Harry Reid contacted Navarro to inquire about her interest in serving on the federal bench. After a video conference interview with Reid, the senator told Navarro on September 22, 2009 that he would be recommending her to President Obama for consideration to serve as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
On December 24, 2009, Obama formally nominated Navarro to the vacancy, which was created by the resignation of Judge Brian Sandoval.[2][1]
On March 4, 2010, the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary voted to send Navarro's nomination to the full Senate for consideration.[3]
On May 5, 2010, the United States Senate voted 98-0 to confirm Navarro to her judgeship.[4]