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Hinderaker, John Charles
Born 1968 in Indio, CA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on December 2, 2019, to a seat vacated by Raner Christercunean Collins. Confirmed by the Senate on September 23, 2020, and received commission on September 29, 2020.
Education:
University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A., 1991
University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law), J.D., 1996
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on December 2, 2019, to a seat vacated by Raner Christercunean Collins. Confirmed by the Senate on September 23, 2020, and received commission on September 29, 2020.
Education:
University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A., 1991
University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law), J.D., 1996
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. John M. Roll, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, 1996
Law clerk, Hon. Raymond T. Terlizzi, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, 1996-1998
Research attorney, International Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade, Tucson, Arizona, 1998
Private practice, Tucson, Arizona, 1998-2018
Judge, Superior Court of Arizona, Pima County, 2018-2020; criminal bench, 2018-2019; family law bench, 2019-2020