Frank R. Zapata

Frank R. Zapata


Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
Incumbent
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	1944 (age 71–72) Safford, Arizona, U.S.
Alma mater	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 Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.

Early life and education

Born in Safford, Arizona, Zapata received an A.A. from Eastern Arizona College in 1964, a B.A. from the University of Arizona in 1966, and a J.D. 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 federal judge on 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 U.S. Magistrate Judge in 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

↑ United States Courts for the Ninth Circuit 2013 Annual Report

Sources

Frank R. Zapata at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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

Current senior district judges of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

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