Rosemary Márquez

Rosemary Márquez
Judicial Nominee for the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
Nominated by Barack Obama
Personal details
Born c. 1968
Alma mater University of Arizona (B.A., J.D.)

Rosemary Márquez (born circa 1968) is an American lawyer who has been nominated to serve as a United States district judge on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.

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Early life and education

Márquez earned a bachelor's degree in 1990 from the University of Arizona and a law degree from the school in 1993.[1]

Professional career

From 1994 until 1996, Márquez served as a public defender in Pima County, Arizona. From 1996 until 2000, she served as an assistant federal public defender.[1]

Since 2000, Márquez has worked in private law practice in Tucson, Arizona, focusing her efforts on federal criminal defense.[1]

Nomination to federal district court

On June 23, 2011, President Obama nominated Márquez to serve as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, to fill the vacancy created by the decision by Judge Frank R. Zapata to take senior status.[2]

Márquez's nomination currently is pending before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

References

  1. ^ a b c The White House: Office of the Press Secretary (June 23, 2011). "President Obama Nominates Two to the United States District Court Bench". whitehouse.gov. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/06/23/president-obama-nominates-two-united-states-district-court-bench. Retrieved June 24, 2011. 
  2. ^ The White House: Office of the Press Secretary (June 23, 2011). "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/06/23/presidential-nominations-sent-senate. Retrieved June 24, 2011.