Susan Brnovich

Susan Brnovich
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
Designate
Assuming office
TBD
Appointed by Donald Trump
Succeeding Neil Vincent Wake
Judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court
Assumed office
January 2009
Appointed by Janet Napolitano
Personal details
Born Susan Marie Skibba[1]
1968 (age 49–50)
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Spouse(s) Mark Brnovich
Education University of Wisconsin–Madison (BBA, MS, JD)

Susan Marie Brnovich (born 1968) is an Arizona Superior Court Judge and is a United States District Judge–Designate of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.

Biography

Brnovich earned her Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Science and Juris Doctor from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

She served for eight years as prosecutor with Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. She later served five years as a commissioner on the Maricopa County Superior Court, where she presided over numerous criminal jury trials. She currently serves as a trial court judge on the Maricopa County Superior Court, where she has served since being appointed by former Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano in January 2009.[2] Prior to assuming the bench, Brnovich served for eight years as prosecutor with Maricopa County Attorney’s Office.[3]

Nomination to district court

On January 23, 2018 President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Brnovich to an undetermined seat on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.[3] On January 24, 2018 her nomination was sent to the United States Senate. She has been nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Neil Vincent Wake, who took senior status on July 5, 2016.[4] On May 9, 2018 a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[5] Her nomination was voted out of committee on June 7 by voice vote.[6] On October 11, 2018 her nomination was confirmed by the full Senate by voice vote.[7] She is currently awaiting her judicial commission.

Memberships

She has been a member of the Federalist Society since 2011.[1]

Personal life

She is married to the current Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Susan Brnovich
  2. ↑ "Susan Brnovich Sworn In as Judge" (PDF).
  3. 1 2 "President Donald J. Trump Announces Tenth Wave of Judicial Nominees" White House, January 23, 2018 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ↑ "Eight Nominations Sent to the Senate Today" White House, January 24, 2018
  5. ↑ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for May 9, 2018
  6. ↑ Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 7, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee, June 7, 2018
  7. ↑ "PN1524 - Nomination of Susan Brnovich for The Judiciary, 115th Congress (2017-2018)". www.congress.gov. 2018-06-07. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  8. ↑ "Trump Nominates 2 as Federal Judges in Arizona". U.S. News & World Report. January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Unknown		 Judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court
2009–present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Neil Vincent Wake		 Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
(Designate)
2018–present		 Incumbent


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