Rosemary Márquez is an American lawyer who has been nominated to serve as a United States district judge on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona

United States District Court for the District of Arizona

The United States District Court for the District of Arizona is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Arizona. Court is held in the cities of Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff, Yuma, and Prescott. The district was created on June 20, 1910, by 36 Stat. 557...

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Early life and education

Márquez earned a bachelor's degree in 1990 from the University of Arizona

University of Arizona

The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...

 and a law degree from the school in 1993.

Professional career

From 1994 until 1996, Márquez served as a public defender in Pima County, Arizona

Pima County, Arizona

-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*74.3% White*3.5% Black*3.3% Native American*2.6% Asian*0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.7% Two or more races*12.4% Other races*34.6% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...

. From 1996 until 2000, she served as an assistant federal public defender.

Since 2000, Márquez has worked in private law practice in Tucson, Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...

, focusing her efforts on federal criminal defense.

Nomination to federal district court

On June 23, 2011, President Obama nominated Márquez to serve as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, to fill the vacancy created by the decision by Judge Frank R. Zapata

Frank R. Zapata

-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:...

 to take senior status

Senior status

Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges, and judges in some state court systems. After federal judges have reached a certain combination of age and years of service on the federal courts, they are allowed to assume senior status...

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Márquez's nomination currently is pending before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary

United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary

The United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary is a standing committee of the United States Senate, of the United States Congress. The Judiciary Committee, with 18 members, is charged with conducting hearings prior to the Senate votes on confirmation of federal judges nominated by the...

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