Roslyn O. Silver

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Roslyn O. Silver
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
Incumbent
Assumed office September 3, 2013
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
In office January 2011 – September 2013
Preceded by	John Roll
Succeeded by	Raner C. Collins
District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
In office October 11, 1994 – September 3, 2013
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Earl H. Carroll
Personal details
Born	Roslyn O. Moore 1946 (age 67–68) Phoenix, Arizona
Alma mater	University of California, Santa Barbara Arizona State University College of Law

Roslyn O. Silver (born 1946) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. She served as Chief Judge for the district from 2011 to 2013.

Early life and education

She was born Roslyn O. Moore in Phoenix, Arizona in 1946. She received a B.A. from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1968 and a J.D. from Arizona State University College of Law in 1971.^[1]

Legal career

She was a law clerk for Justice Lorna Lockwood of the Supreme Court of Arizona from 1971 to 1972. She was in private practice in Phoenix, Arizona from 1972 to 1974. Silver then served as an adviser and litigator for the Education Division of the Navajo Nation's Native American Rights Fund from 1974 to 76. She was an in house labor counsel for the Greyhound Corporation from 1976 to 1978. Silver returned to private practice in Phoenix, Arizona in 1978 before becoming a trial attorney for the Equal Opportunity Commission in 1979. She was an assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona from 1980 to 1984. Silver became an assistant Arizona attorney general in 1984 and served until she returned to the U.S. Attorney's office in 1986. In 1989, she was promoted to Chief of the criminal division.^[1]

Judge

Silver was nominated by President Bill Clinton on September 14, 1994, to a seat on the U.S. District Court for Arizona vacated by Earl H. Carroll. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 7, 1994, and received her commission on October 11, 1994.^[1] She took senior status on September 3, 2013.

Chief judge

Silver became Chief Judge in January 2011 after the shooting death of previous Chief Judge John Roll during the 2011 assassination attempt of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, serving until she took senior status.^[2]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Silver, Roslyn O.". Biographical Directory of Federal Judges. Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved March 5, 2009.
↑ Markon, Jerry (January 17, 2011). "Federal court authorities plan to move trial of Tucson shooting suspect". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 18, 2011.

External links

Roslyn Silver at Judgepedia

Legal offices
Preceded by John Roll	Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for Arizona 2011–2013	Succeeded by Raner C. Collins

v t e Chief Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona

James Augustine Walsh Walter Early Craig Charles Andrew Muecke Richard Bilby William Docker Browning Robert C. Broomfield Stephen M. McNamee John Roll Roslyn O. Silver Raner C. Collins

Persondata
Name	Silver, Roslyn O.
Alternative names
Short description	United States District Judge
Date of birth	1946
Place of birth	Phoenix, Arizona
Date of death
Place of death

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