Frank R. Zapata

Frank Ramirez Zapata
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
Assumed office
August 3, 2010
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
In office
August 1, 1996 – August 3, 2010
Appointed by Bill Clinton
Preceded by Richard Mansfield Bilby
Succeeded by Rosemary Márquez
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
In office
1994–1996
Personal details
Born Frank Ramirez Zapata
1944 (age 73–74)
Safford, Arizona
Education 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 Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.

Early life and education

Born in Safford, Arizona, Zapata received an Associate of Arts degree from Eastern Arizona College in 1964, a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Arizona in 1966, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1973.

Career

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.

Judicial service

Zapata is a United States District Judge of 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 United States Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona from 1994 to 1996.

Awards and recognition

In 2013, Judge Zapata received the Public Service Award from the University of Arizona Alumni Association[1]

References

  1. ↑ United States Courts for the Ninth Circuit 2013 Annual Report

Sources

Legal offices
Preceded by
Richard Mansfield Bilby		 Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
1996–2010		 Succeeded by
Rosemary Márquez
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