Frank R. Zapata
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Frank Ramirez Zapata | |
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| 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 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 July 1, 1944 Safford, Arizona, U.S. |
| Education | Eastern Arizona College (AA) University of Arizona (BA, JD) |
Frank Ramirez Zapata (born July 1, 1944) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.
Early life and education
[edit]Zapata was born in Safford, Arizona. He 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
[edit]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.
Federal judicial service
[edit]Zapata served as a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona from 1994 to 1996.
He was nominated by President Bill Clinton on March 29, 1996, to a seat vacated by Judge 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.
Awards and recognition
[edit]In 2013, Zapata received the Public Service Award from the University of Arizona Alumni Association[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "United States Courts for the Ninth Circuit 2013 Annual Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-27. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
Sources
[edit]- Frank R. Zapata at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- 1944 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American judges
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- Eastern Arizona College alumni
- Hispanic and Latino American judges
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- James E. Rogers College of Law alumni
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
- People from Safford, Arizona
- Public defenders
- United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton
- United States magistrate judges
- University of Arizona alumni