Andrew Hurwitz
| Andrew Hurwitz | |
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| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Pres. Barack Obama |
| Active: | 6/12/2012-Present |
| Preceded by: | Mary M. Schroeder |
| Past post: | Arizona Supreme Court |
| Past term: | 2003-2012 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1947 |
| Home State: | New York, NY |
| Bachelors: | Princeton, A.B., 1968 |
| Law School: | Yale, J.D., 1972 |
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Early life and education
Justice Hurwitz earned his undergraduate degree in Public and International Affairs, cum laude, from Princeton University in 1968 and his Juris Doctor from Yale University in 1972.[1][2]
Professional career
- 2012-Present: Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- 2003-2012: Justice, Arizona Supreme Court
- 1995-2003: Partner, Osborn Maledon
- 2002: Co-chair, Transition Team for Governor Napolitano
- 1998: Judge Pro Tempore, Arizona Court of Appeals Division I
- 1996: Judge Pro Tempore, Arizona Court of Appeals Division I
- 1988-1996: Arizona Board of Regents
- 1983-1995: Attorney, Meyer, Hendricks, Victor, Osborn & Maledon
- 1994: Judge Pro Tempore, Arizona Court of Appeals Division I
- 1992-1993: President, Arizona Board of Regents
- 1988: Chief of Staff, Governor Rose Mofford
- 1980-1983: Chief of Staff, Governor Bruce Babbitt
- 1974-1980: Attorney, Meyer, Hendricks, Victor, Osborn & Maledon[1][2]
Judicial career
Nomination to federal court
On November 2, 2011, President Barack Obama nominated Hurwitz to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. If confirmed by the United States Senate, he would succeed Mary M. Schroeder. [3] Obama commented on the nomination, stating, "Justice Hurwitz has proven himself to be not only a first-rate legal mind but a faithful public servant. It is with full confidence in his ability, integrity, and independence that I nominate him to the bench of the United States Court of Appeals."[4]
Hurwitz was rated Unanimously Well Qualified by the American Bar Association. He had a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 26, 2012 and you can find his Committee Questionnaire Available Here and his Questions for the Record Available Here.[5]
In February 2012, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-5 in favor of Hurwitz joining the Ninth Circuit. [6]
On June 12, 2012, the United States Senate confirmed Andrew Hurwitz to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit with a voice vote.[7][8]
Awards and Associations
Associations
- Member, Federal Rules of Evidence Advisory Committee, 2004
- Member, American Law Institute, 2002-present
- Distinguished Visitor from Practice, Arizona State University, 2001
- Board of Directors, Children's Action Alliance, 1999-2003
- Master, Horace Rumpole Inn of Court, 1997-Present
- Visiting Professor of Law, Arizona State University, Civil Procedure, 1994-1995
- Chair, City of Phoenix, Street Environment Committee, 1989-1990
- Director, Arizona State University Research Park, 1989-2003
- Chair, City of Phoenix, Neighborhood Improvement Committee, 1986-1988
- Board of Directors, Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest, 1986-1988
- Examination and Bar Reivew Committee, State Bar of Arizona, 1986-1987
- Member, Committee on Rules of Professional Conduct State Bar of Arizona, 1985-1990
- Member, Princeton Alumni Schools Committee, 1983-Present
- Adjunct Professor, Arizona State University, Law, Ethics, Supreme Court Litigation, Legislative Process, Civil Procedure, Federal Courts, 1977-1980, 1988, 2002, 2004[1][2]
Elections
2006 election
| Arizona Supreme Court, Associate Justice 2006 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
For retention 
|
793,556 | 77.1% | ||
| Against retention | 235,396 | 22.9% | ||
- Click here (scroll to page 13) for 2006 General Election Results from the Arizona Secretary of State.
Arizona Commission on Judicial Performance
The Arizona Commission on Judicial Performance unanimously voted that Hurwitz meets judicial performance standards. The JPR Commission simply votes if a judge meets or does not meet performance standards based on statistical information and information gathered from the public. The survey is also filled out by those presiding judges, attorneys, and superior court justices who rate the judge based on a five tier system from poor to superior. The percentages shown below indicate what percent of the survey respondents selected superior, very good or satisfactory.[9]
| Summary categories | Attorneys | Superior Court Judges |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Ability | 97% | 100% |
| Integrity | 97% | 100% |
| Communication Skills | 97% | - |
| Judicial Temperament | 97% | - |
| Administrative Performance | 98% | 100% |
| Administrative Skills | - | - |
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Justice Hurwitz bio from the Arizona Supreme Court website
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Official FJC bio of Judge Hurwitz]
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Obama nominates Arizona justice to U.S. appeals court," November 3, 2011
- ↑ "President Obama Nominates Justice Andrew David Hurwitz to Serve on the United States Court of Appeals" 11/2/2011
- ↑ 112th Congress Nomination Materials
- ↑ Arizona Daily Star, "Committee confirms Hurwitz to 9th Circuit," March 3, 202
- ↑ 112th Congress Confirmations
- ↑ United States Periodic Press Gallery
- ↑ Arizona Commission on Judicial Performance, Judge Hurwitz
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Alex Kozinski • Andrew Hurwitz • Kim McLane Wardlaw • Mary Murguia • Morgan Christen • Harry Pregerson • Stephen Reinhardt • Diarmuid O'Scannlain • Sidney Thomas • Barry Silverman • Susan Graber • Margaret McKeown • William Fletcher • Ronald Gould • Richard Paez • Marsha Berzon • Richard Tallman • Johnnie Rawlinson • Richard Clifton • Jay Bybee • Consuelo Maria Callahan • Carlos Bea • Milan Smith • Sandra Ikuta • Randy Smith • Jacqueline Nguyen • Paul Watford | ||
| Senior judges |
Mary Schroeder • Andrew Kleinfeld • Raymond Fisher • Alfred Goodwin • John Clifford Wallace • Procter Hug • Joseph Farris • Arthur Alarcon • Dorothy Wright Nelson • William Canby • John Noonan • Edward Leavy • Stephen Trott • Ferdinand Francis Fernandez • Michael Hawkins • Atsushi Wallace Tashima • | ||
| Former judges | Anthony Kennedy • Lorenzo Sawyer • Joseph McKenna • William Ball Gilbert • Erskine Mayo Ross • William Henry Hunt • Wallace McCamant • Frank Sigel Dietrich • William Henry Sawtelle • Francis Arthur Garrecht • William Denman • Clifton Mathews • Bert Emory Haney • William Healy • Homer Bone • William Edwin Orr • Walter Pope • Dal Lemmon • Richard Harvey Chambers • Stanley Nelson Barnes • Oliver Hamlin • Gilbert Jertberg • Charles Merton Merrill • Montgomery Koelsch • Benjamin Duniway • Walter Raleigh Ely, Jr. • James Marshall Carter • Shirley Hufstedler • Eugene Allen Wright • John Francis Kilkenny • Ozell Trask • Herbert Choy • J. Blaine Anderson • Thomas Tang • Cecil Poole • William Albert Norris • Charles Edward Wiggins • Frederick Hamley • Matthew Hall McAllister • William Morrow • Frank Rudkin • Pamela Rymer • James R. Browning • Joseph Sneed • Betty Binns Fletcher • Otto Skopil • Warren Ferguson • Robert Boochever • Cynthia Holcomb Hall • Robert Beezer • Melvin Brunetti • David Thompson • Thomas G. Nelson • Curtis Dwight Wilbur • Albert Lee Stephens, Sr. • Albert Lee Stephens, Jr. • William Orr • John Kilkenny • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
William Denman • Walter Pope • Richard Harvey Chambers • Mary Schroeder • James R. Browning • Alfred Goodwin • John Clifford Wallace • Procter Hug • Albert Lee Stephens, Sr. • | ||
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