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| name = Frank Ramirez Zapata
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| office = Senior Judge of the [[United States District Court for the District of Arizona]]
| office = [[Senior status|Senior Judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the District of Arizona]]
| term_start = August 3, 2010
| term_start = August 3, 2010
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| term_start1 = August 1, 1996
| term_start1 = August 1, 1996
| term_end1 = August 3, 2010
| term_end1 = August 3, 2010
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| appointer1 = [[List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton|Bill Clinton]]
| appointer1 = [[List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton|Bill Clinton]]
| predecessor1 = [[Richard Mansfield Bilby]]
| predecessor1 = [[Richard Bilby]]
| successor1 = [[Rosemary Márquez]]
| successor1 = [[Rosemary Márquez]]
| office2 = [[United States Magistrate Judge|Magistrate Judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the District of Arizona]]
| office2 = Magistrate Judge of the [[United States District Court for the District of Arizona]]
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| birth_name = Frank Ramirez Zapata
| birth_name = Frank Ramirez Zapata
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1944}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|07|01}}
| birth_place = [[Safford, Arizona|Safford]], [[Arizona]]
| birth_place = [[Safford, Arizona]], U.S.
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'''Frank Ramirez Zapata''' (born 1944) is a [[United States federal judge|Senior United States District Judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the District of Arizona]].
'''Frank Ramirez Zapata''' (born July 1, 1944) is a [[United States federal judge|senior United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the District of Arizona]].


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Born in [[Safford, Arizona|Safford]], [[Arizona]], Zapata received an [[Associate of Arts]] degree from [[Eastern Arizona College]] in 1964, a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from the [[University of Arizona]] in 1966, and a [[Juris Doctor]] from the [[University of Arizona College of Law]] in 1973.
Zapata was born in [[Safford, Arizona]]. He received an [[Associate of Arts]] degree from [[Eastern Arizona College]] in 1964, a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from the [[University of Arizona]] in 1966, and a [[Juris Doctor]] from the [[University of Arizona College of Law]] in 1973.


==Career==
==Career==
Zapata was a Staff attorney of Pima County Legal Aid Society, Arizona from 1973 to 1974. He was an Assistant federal public defender, Arizona from 1974 to 1984. He was a Chief assistant federal public defender, Arizona from 1984 to 1994. He was an Assistant adjunct professor, University of Arizona College of Law from 1988 to 1990.
Zapata was a Staff attorney of Pima County Legal Aid Society, Arizona from 1973 to 1974. He was an Assistant federal public defender, Arizona from 1974 to 1984. He was a Chief assistant federal public defender, Arizona from 1984 to 1994. He was an Assistant adjunct professor, University of Arizona College of Law from 1988 to 1990.


==Judicial service==
===Federal judicial service===
Zapata is a United States District Judge of the [[United States District Court for the District of Arizona]]. Zapata was nominated by President [[Bill Clinton]] on March 29, 1996, to a seat vacated by [[Richard Mansfield Bilby]]. He was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on July 31, 1996, and received his commission on August 1, 1996. He took [[senior status]] on August 3, 2010. He had previously served as a [[United States Magistrate Judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the District of Arizona]] from 1994 to 1996.
Zapata served as a [[United States magistrate judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the District of Arizona]] from 1994 to 1996.
He was nominated by President [[Bill Clinton]] on March 29, 1996, to a seat vacated by Judge [[Richard Mansfield Bilby]]. He was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on July 31, 1996, and received his commission on August 1, 1996. He took [[senior status]] on August 3, 2010.


==Awards and recognition==
==Awards and recognition==
In 2013, Judge Zapata received the Public Service Award from the University of Arizona Alumni Association<ref>[http://www.ce9.uscourts.gov/publications/AnnualReport2013.pdf United States Courts for the Ninth Circuit 2013 Annual Report]</ref>
In 2013, Zapata received the Public Service Award from the University of Arizona Alumni Association<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ce9.uscourts.gov/publications/AnnualReport2013.pdf |title=United States Courts for the Ninth Circuit 2013 Annual Report |access-date=2014-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227074638/http://www.ce9.uscourts.gov/publications/AnnualReport2013.pdf |archive-date=2016-12-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists]]


==References==
==References==
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==Sources==
==Sources==
*{{FJC Bio|nid=1390261}}
*[https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/zapata-frank-r. FJC Bio]


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Latest revision as of 00:45, 14 April 2024

Frank Ramirez Zapata
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
Incumbent
Assumed office
August 3, 2010
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
In office
August 1, 1996 – August 3, 2010
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byRichard Bilby
Succeeded byRosemary Márquez
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
In office
1994–1996
Personal details
Born
Frank Ramirez Zapata

(1944-07-01) July 1, 1944 (age 80)
Safford, Arizona, U.S.
EducationEastern Arizona College (AA)
University of Arizona (BA, JD)

Frank Ramirez Zapata (born July 1, 1944) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.

Early life and education

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Zapata was born in Safford, Arizona. He received an Associate of Arts degree from Eastern Arizona College in 1964, a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Arizona in 1966, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1973.

Career

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Zapata was a Staff attorney of Pima County Legal Aid Society, Arizona from 1973 to 1974. He was an Assistant federal public defender, Arizona from 1974 to 1984. He was a Chief assistant federal public defender, Arizona from 1984 to 1994. He was an Assistant adjunct professor, University of Arizona College of Law from 1988 to 1990.

Federal judicial service

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Zapata served as a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona from 1994 to 1996.

He was nominated by President Bill Clinton on March 29, 1996, to a seat vacated by Judge Richard Mansfield Bilby. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 31, 1996, and received his commission on August 1, 1996. He took senior status on August 3, 2010.

Awards and recognition

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In 2013, Zapata received the Public Service Award from the University of Arizona Alumni Association[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "United States Courts for the Ninth Circuit 2013 Annual Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-27. Retrieved 2014-12-30.

Sources

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
1996–2010 		Succeeded by
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