Susan Bolton
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Susan Bolton is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. She joined the court in 2000 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton.
Early life and education
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Bolton graduated from the University of Iowa with her Bachelor's Degree in 1973 and her Juris Doctor degree in 1975. [1]
Legal career
Bolton was a law clerk for Arizona State Appeals Judge Laurance Wren in the Arizona Court of Appeals from 1975 to 1977. Bolton entered private practice in the State of Arizona from 1977 to 1989 before bcoming a Superior Court Judge in the Arizona Superior Court for Maricopa County from 1989 to 2000.[1]
Federal judicial career
On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Jon Kyl, Bolton was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Arizona by President Bill Clinton on July 21, 2000 to a seat vacated by Robert Broomfield. Bolton was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 3, 2000 on the unanimous consent of the Senate and received commission on October 13, 2000. [2]
Notable rulings
Arizona immigration law (S.B. 1070)
The United States Department of Justice took the state of Arizona to court in order to stop its bill on immigration from taking effect July 29, 2010. In the ruling, Bolton upheld parts of the law, while striking down some of its more controversial aspects.
In summary, parts of the law that were upheld:
- The state can restrict local officials from creating "sanctuary city" policies that limit enforcement of the law;
- Arizona state officials will work with the federal government on illegal immigration; and
- it is a crime to employ day laborers, often illegal immigrants that wait for work in public areas. [3]
Parts of the law blocked by the decision:
- The state cannot criminalize individuals for failing to have alien registration papers on them;
- Arizona cannot authorize "the warrantless arrest of a person" if law officials believe she or he is in the county illegally. [4]
The state of Arizona, according to Governor Jan Brewer, will appeal the ruling in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. [3]
External links
- Judge Bolton Federal Judicial Center Biography
- Arizona Daily Star, "Judge is known as fair, thorough", July 21, 2010
References
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Federal judges of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona |
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| Active judges |
Roll • Bolton • Bury • Campbell • Collins • Jorgenson • Martone • Murguia • Silver • Snow • Teilborg • Wake • Zapata |
| Senior judges |
Broomfield • Carroll • Hardy • Marquez • McNamee • Rosenblatt • Strand |
| Magistrate judges | |
| Former judges |
Bilby • Browning • Copple • Cordova • Craig • Davis • Frey • Jacobs • Ling • Muecke • Richey • Sames • Sawtelle • Sloan • Speakman • |
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The Arizona Project on Judgepedia
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