Mary Murguia - CONFIRMED

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Judge Murguia attended the University of Kansas, where she received both a B.A. and a B.S. in 1982. Following college, she remained at the University of Kansas for law school, receiving her J.D. in 1985. Since then, Murguia has devoted her entire career to public service. In 1998, she was selected to serve in the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, rising to become Director in 1999. In 2000, President Clinton nominated her to a newly created seat in the District of Arizona, and upon her confirmation later that year she became the first Latina to serve as a federal judge in the history of Arizona. She was nominated by President Obama to serve on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on March 25, 2010.

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