Alfredo Chavez Marquez (June 30, 1922 – August 27, 2014) was a

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of the

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Education and career

Born in

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, Marquez was an Ensign in the

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during

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, from 1942 to 1945. He then received a

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degree from

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in 1948, and a

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from the

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at the University of Arizona in 1950. He was in private practice in

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, Arizona from 1950 to 1951, and was an assistant state attorney general of Arizona from 1951 to 1952, and deputy county attorney of

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, Arizona from 1952 to 1954. He was an administrative assistant for

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in 1955. He was a prosecutor for the City of

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, Arizona from 1956 to 1957. He was then in private practice of law in Tucson from 1956 to 1980.

Federal judicial service

On June 2, 1980, Marquez was nominated by President

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to a new seat on the

created by 92 Stat. 1629. Marquez was confirmed by the

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on June 26, 1980, and received his commission on June 30, 1980. He assumed

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on July 25, 1991. His seat was filled via the appointment of Judge

John Roll John McCarthy Roll (February 8, 1947 – January 8, 2011) was a United States district judge who served on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona from 1991 until his murder in 2011, and as chief judge of that court from 20 ...

. He died on August 27, 2014, in Tucson.

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Education and career

Federal judicial service

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