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Cindy Jorgenson

Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the District of Arizona

Tenure

2018 - Present

Years in position

7

Prior offices:

United States District Court for the District of Arizona

Years in office: 2002 - 2018

Education

Bachelor's

University of Arizona, 1974

Law

University of Arizona College of Law, 1977

Personal

Birthplace

California

Cindy K. Jorgenson is afederal judge onsenior status on theUnited States District Court for the District of Arizona. She joined the court in 2002 after being nominated by PresidentGeorge W. Bush.^[1] She elected to take senior status beginning April 6, 2018.^[2]

Scott Rash was nominated by PresidentDonald Trump (R) to replace Jorgenson on the District of Arizona. He was confirmed in 2020.

Education

Jorgenson graduated from the University of Arizona with her bachelor's degree in 1974 and later graduated from the University of Arizona College of Law with herJ.D. degree in 1977.^[1]

Professional career

Jorgenson started her legal career as a deputy county attorney for thePima County Attorney's Office from 1977 to 1986. For the next ten years, she was an Assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Arizona. From 1996 to 2002, Jorgenson was a judge onPima County Superior Court.^[1]

Judicial career

District of Arizona

On the unanimous recommendation of Arizona U.S. SenatorsJon Kyl andJohn McCain, Jorgenson was nominated by PresidentGeorge W. Bush onSeptember 10, 2001, to a new seat created by 113 Stat. 1501. Martone was confirmed by the Senate onFebruary 26, 2002, on a unopposed 98-0-2 vote and received commission onMarch 6, 2002.^[3] She elected to take senior status beginning April 6, 2018.^[2]

See also

• United States District Court for the District of Arizona

External links

Suggest a link

• Judge Jorgenson's Biography at theFederal Judicial Center

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the District of Arizona
Active judges	•  Murray Snow  •  Susan Brnovich  •  Scott Rash  •  Jennifer Zipps  •  Rosemary Marquez  •  Steven Logan  •  Diane Humetewa  •  John Tuchi  •  Dominic Lanza  •  Michael Liburdi  •  John Hinderaker  •  Krissa Lanham  •  Angela Martinez (Arizona)  •  Sharad Desai
Senior judges	Stephen McNamee  •  Susan Bolton  •  David G. Campbell  •  Frederick Martone  •  Roslyn Silver  •  James Teilborg  •  David Bury  •  Raner Collins  •  Cindy Jorgenson  •  Frank Zapata  •  Neil Wake  •  Douglas Rayes  •  James A. Soto  •
Magistrate judges	Michelle Burns  •  Eileen Willett  •  D. Thomas Ferraro  •  Jacqueline Marshall Rateau  •  Bernardo Velasco  •  James F. Metcalf  •  Eric J. Markovich  •  Bruce G. Macdonald  •  Leslie A. Bowman  •  Alison Bachus  •  John Z. Boyle  •  Deborah Fine  •  Lynnette Kimmins  •  Camille Bibles  •  Michael Morrissey (Arizona)  •  Maria Aguilera  •
Former Article III judges	William Henry Sawtelle  •  Richard Elihu Sloan  •  Fred Clinton Jacobs  •  John Roll  •  Robert Broomfield  •  Earl Carroll  •  Mary Murguia  •  Albert Morris Sames  •  David Ling  •  Richard Bilby  •  William Browning  •  William Copple  •  Valdemar Cordova  •  Walter Craig  •  Arthur Davis  •  William Frey  •  Charles Muecke  •  Mary Richey  •  Howard Speakman  •  Charles Hardy (Arizona)  •  Alfredo Marquez  •  James A. Walsh  •
Former Chief judges	John Roll  •  Robert Broomfield  •  Stephen McNamee  •  Roslyn Silver  •  Richard Bilby  •  William Browning  •  Walter Craig  •  Charles Muecke  •  James A. Walsh  •

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2001	Armijo •Bates •Beistline •Blackburn •Bowdre •Bunning •Bury •Caldwell •Camp •Cassell •Cebull •Clement •Clifton •Crane •Eagan •Engelhardt •Friot •Gibbons •Granade •Gregory •Gritzner •Haddon •Hartz •Heaton •Hicks •Howard •Johnson •Jorgenson •Krieger •Land •Leon •Mahan •Martinez •Martone •McConnell •Melloy •Mills •O'Brien •Parker •Payne •Prost •Reeves •Riley •Robinson •Rogers •Royal •Shedd •B. Smith •L. Smith •Walton •Wooten •Zainey
2002	Africk •Anderson •Autrey •Baylson •Cercone •Chesler •Clark •Collyer •Conner •Conti •Corrigan •Davis •Davis •Dorr •England •Ericksen •Fuller •Gardner •Godbey •Griesbach •Hanen •Hovland •Hudson •Jones •Jordan •Kinkeade •Klausner •Kugler •Leighton •Linares •Moses •Marra •Martinez •Martini •Mays •McVerry •Phillips •Raggi •Reade •Rose •Rufe •Savage •Schwab •Smith •St. Eve •Walter •White •Wolfson
2003	Adams •Altonaga •Bea •Benitez •Bennett •Boyle •Brack •Breen •Browning •Burns •Bybee •Callahan •Campbell •Cardone •Carney •Castel •Chertoff •Cohn •Colloton •Conrad •Coogler •Cook •Cooke •Crone •Der-Yeghiayan •Drell •Duffey •Duncan •Erickson •Feuerstein •Figa •Filip •Fischer •Fisher •Flanagan •Floyd •Frost •Gibson •Greer •Gruender •Guirola •Hall •Hardiman •Hayes •Herrera •Hicks •Holmes •Holwell •Hopkins •Houston •Irizarry •Jones •Junell •Karas •Kravitz •Martinez •McKnight •Minaldi •Montalvo •Mosman •Otero •Pickering •Prado •Pratter •Proctor •Quarles •Robart •Roberts •Robinson •Rodgers •Rodriguez •Sabraw •Sanchez •Saylor •Selna •Sharpe •Simon •Springmann •Stanceu •Steele •Stengel •Suko •Sutton •Sykes •Titus •Townes •Tymkovich •Van Antwerpen •Varlan •Wake •Wesley •White •Woodcock • Yeakel
2004	Alvarez •Benton •Boyko •Covington •Diamond •Harwell •Kelley •Schiavelli •Schneider •Starrett •Watson
2005	Alito •Barrett •Batten •Bianco •Brown •Burgess •Conrad •Cox •Crotty •Delgado-Colon •Dever •DuBose •Griffin •Griffith •Johnston •Kendall •Larson •Ludington •Mattice •McKeague •Neilson •Owen •Pryor •Roberts •Sandoval •Schiltz •Seabright •Smoak •Van Tatenhove •Vitaliano •Watkins •Zouhary
2006	Besosa •Bumb •Chagares •Cogan •Gelpi •Golden •Gordon •Gorsuch •Guilford •Hillman •Holmes •Ikuta •D. Jordan •K. Jordan •Kavanaugh •Miller •Moore •Shepherd •Sheridan •Smith •Whitney •Wigenton
2007	Anderson •Aycock •Bailey •Bryant •Davis •DeGiusti •Dow •Elrod •Fairbank •Fischer •Frizzell •Gutierrez •Hall •Hardiman •Haynes •Howard •Jarvey •Jones •Jonker •Kapala •Kays •Laplante •Limbaugh •Lioi •Livingston •Maloney •Mauskopf •Mendez •Miller •Neff •O'Connor •O'Grady •O'Neill •Osteen •Ozerden •Reidinger •Sammartino •Schroeder •Settle •Smith •Snow •Southwick •Suddaby •Sullivan •Thapar •Tinder •Van Bokkelen •Wood •Wright •Wu
2008	Agee •Anello •Arguello •Brimmer •Gardephe •Goldberg •Jones •Kethledge •Lawrence •Matsumoto •Melgren •Murphy •Scriven •Seibel •Slomsky •Trenga •Waddoups •White