The United States District Court for the District of Arizona (in case citations, D. Ariz.) is the

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that covers the state of Arizona. It is under the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The District was established on June 20, 1910, pending Arizona statehood on February 14, 1912. The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. the United States Attorney is

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Organization of the court

The United States District Court for the District of Arizona is the sole federal judicial district in Arizona. Court for the District is held at Flagstaff, Phoenix, Prescott, Tucson, and Yuma. Magistrate courts, established to hear violations on federal lands, are additionally located in

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, Kingman, and Page. The District is further divided into three divisions, with each of these having a central office. The divisions are as follow: * Phoenix Division ** This district comprises the following counties: Gila,

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Maricopa Maricopa can refer to: Places * Maricopa, Arizona, United States, a city ** Maricopa Freeway, a piece of I-10 in Metropolitan Phoenix ** Maricopa station Maricopa station is an Amtrak train station in Maricopa, Arizona, United States, servin ...

, Pinal, and Yuma. Its offices are located in Phoenix, Arizona. * Prescott Division ** This district comprises the following counties:

Apache The Apache () are a group of culturally related Native American tribes in the Southwestern United States, which include the Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Mimbreño, Ndendahe (Bedonkohe or Mogollon and Nednhi or Carrizaleño an ...

, Coconino, Mohave,

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, and Yavapai. Its offices are located in Phoenix, Arizona. * Tucson Division ** This district the following counties: Cochise,

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Pima Pima or PIMA may refer to: People * Pima people, the Akimel O'odham, Indigenous peoples in Arizona (U.S.) and Sonora (Mexico) Places * Pima, Arizona, a town in Graham County * Pima County, Arizona * Pima Canyon, in the Santa Catalina Mountains ...

, and Santa Cruz. Its offices are located in Tucson, Arizona.

Current judges

Former judges

Chief judges

Succession of seats

References

External links

United States District Court for the District of Arizona

United States Attorney for the District of Arizona
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