Jennifer Zipps

Jennifer Zipps is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. She joined the court in 2011 after being nominated by President Barack Obama. Previously, Zipps was a magistrate judge for the same court from 2005 to 2011.^[1]

Early life and education

• University of Arizona, B.A., 1986
• Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1990^[2]

Professional career

• 1995-2005: Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Arizona
• 1991-1995: Attorney, private practice in Tucson
• 1990-1991: Law clerk, Hon. William C. Canby, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit^[2]

Judicial career

District of Arizona

Nomination Tracker
Nominee Information
Name: Jennifer Zipps
Court: District of Arizona
Progress
Confirmed 102 days after nomination.
Nominated: 6/23/2011
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Questionnaire:
Hearing:
QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
Reported:
Confirmed: 10/3/2011

Jennifer Zipps was nominated to the District of Arizona by Barack Obama on June 23, 2011 to a seat vacated by Judge John Roll upon his death.^[1] Obama said of the nomination, “I am honored to put forward such highly qualified candidates for the federal bench. Judge Jennifer Guerin Zipps and Rosemary Márquez will be distinguished public servants and valuable additions to the United States District Court.”^[3] Zipps received a Unanimously Well Qualified rating from the American Bar Association.^[4]

Zipps was rated by the ABA and you can find her his Committee Questionnaire available here and her Questions for the Record available here.

On October 3, 2011, the Senate confirmed Zipps to the post with a voice vote.^[5]

See also

• United States District Court for the District of Arizona

External links

• KVOA.com "Obama nominates Tucson lawyer and judge for federal bench," June 23, 2011
• Biography from Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes