John C. Hinderaker | |
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| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Arizona | |
| Assumed office September 29, 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Raner Collins |
| Judge of thePima CountySuperior Court | |
| In office February 27, 2018 – September 29, 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Doug Ducey |
| Preceded by | Sean Brearcliffe |
| Succeeded by | Jeffrey Sklar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Charles Hinderaker 1968 (age 56–57) Indio, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic[1] |
| Education | University of California, Santa Barbara (BA) University of Arizona (JD) |
John Charles Hinderaker (born 1968)[2] is aUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Arizona.
Hinderaker earned hisBachelor of Arts inBusiness Economics, with honors, from theUniversity of California, Santa Barbara, in 1991 and hisJuris Doctor,magna cum laude, from theUniversity of Arizona College of Law in 1996, where he was a member of theArizona Law Review.[3]
Upon graduation from law school, Hinderaker served as alaw clerk to JudgeJohn Roll and Magistrate Judge Raymond T. Terlizzi, both of theUnited States District Court for the District of Arizona. He was hired as anassociate at the law firm ofLewis Roca Rothgerber Christie inTucson, Arizona, in 1998 and became apartner in 2003, where his practice focused oncommercial litigation.[3]
From 2018 to 2020, he served as a Judge on thePima CountySuperior Court after being appointed byArizona GovernorDoug Ducey. He was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the elevation of Judge Sean Brearcliffe to theArizona Court of Appeals.[3][4] His tenure on the state court bench ended when he became a Federal district judge.
On November 6, 2019, PresidentDonald Trump announced his intent to nominate Hinderaker to serve as aUnited States district judge for theUnited States District Court for the District of Arizona. On December 2, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate. He was recommended to Trump by SenatorKyrsten Sinema. While Hinderaker is a Democrat, he was appointed as a district judge by a Republican Governor.[1] President Trump nominated Hinderaker to the seat vacated by JudgeRaner Collins, who assumedsenior status on March 4, 2019.[5] A hearing on his nomination before theSenate Judiciary Committee was held on December 4, 2019.[6] On March 5, 2020, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 16–6 vote.[7] On September 23, 2020, theUnited States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 71–26 vote.[8] His nomination was confirmed later that day by a 70–27 vote.[9] He received his judicial commission on September 29, 2020.[10]
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sean Brearcliffe | Judge of thePima CountySuperior Court 2018–2020 | Succeeded by Jeffrey Sklar |
| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Arizona 2020–present | Incumbent |