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Mary Schroeder

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Mary Schroeder
Current Court Information:
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Title:   Senior Judge
Station:   Phoenix, AZ
Service:
Appointed by:   Jimmy Carter
Active:   9/26/1979 - 12/31/2011
Chief:   2000-2007
Senior:   12/31/2011-Current
Past post:   Arizona Court of Appeals
Past term:   1975 - 1979
Personal History
Bachelors:   Swarthmore College 1962
Law School:   University of Chicago Law School 1965

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Mary Murphy Schroeder is a federal judge with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco. She joined the court in 1979 after being nominated by President Jimmy Carter. Schroeder assumed senior status on December 31, 2011.[1]

Early life and education

Schroeder graduated from Swarthmore with her Bachelor's Degree in 1962. She earned her J.D. degree from the Chicago Law in 1965.[1]

Professional career

Schroeder was a Trial Attorney in the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, DC from 1965 to 1969. From 1969 to 1970, Schroeder served as a law clerk to former State Supreme Court Justice Jesse A. Udall in the Arizona Supreme Court. Schroeder was a private practice attorney in Arizona from 1971 to 1975 and also worked as a visiting Instructor at Arizona State University Law School from 1975 to 1978. Schroeder was a Judge in the Arizona Court of Appeals in Division One in Phoenix from 1975 to 1979. In 1995, Schroeder was a visiting Lecturer at Duke University.[1]

Judicial career

Ninth Circuit

Schroeder was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit by Jimmy Carter on May 3, 1979 to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629, which was approved by Congress. Schroeder was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 25, 1979 on a Senate vote and received commission on September 26, 1979. Schroeder served as the Chief Judge of the Court from 2000 to 2007. Schroeder assumed senior status on December 31, 2011.[1]

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