Scott Hugh Rash (born 1963)[1] is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona and former state court judge.
Scott H. Rash | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona | |
| Assumed office May 27, 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Cindy K. Jorgenson |
| Judge of the Pima County Superior Court | |
| In office September 2010 – May 27, 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Jan Brewer |
| Preceded by | Nanette Warner |
| Succeeded by | Laurie San Angelo |
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| Born | Scott Hugh Rash 1963 (age 60–61) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Education | University of Arizona (BSBA, JD) |
Education
editRash earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with highest honors, from the University of Arizona in 1985 and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1991.[2][3]
Career
editEarly in his career, Rash served as an assistant attorney general of criminal prosecution in the Office of the Arizona Attorney General. He was a shareholder at Gabroy, Rollman, & Bossé in Tucson, Arizona, where his practice focused on civil litigation matters.[2] From 2010 to 2020, Rash was a judge on the Arizona Superior Court in Pima County, where he was the presiding family law judge.[2]
Federal judicial service
editOn September 12, 2019, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Rash to serve as a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. On October 15, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Rash to the seat vacated by Judge Cindy K. Jorgenson, who assumed senior status on April 6, 2018.[4] A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on December 4, 2019.[5] On January 16, 2020, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 16–6 vote.[6] On May 18, 2020, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 67–21 vote.[7] On May 19, 2020, his nomination was confirmed by a 74–20 vote.[8] He received his judicial commission on May 27, 2020.[9]
Memberships
editHe has been a member of the Federalist Society since 2018.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Scott Rash
- ^ a b c "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees" White House, September 12, 2019
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Brewer selects Adam, Rash to be Pima County judges". Arizona Daily Star. September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ "Twenty-five Nominations and Three Withdrawals Sent to the Senate" White House, October 15, 2019
- ^ Nominations for December 4, 2019
- ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 16, 2020, Senate Judiciary Committee
- ^ On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Scott H. Rash to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Arizona) United States Senate, May 18, 2020
- ^ On the Nomination (Confirmation: Scott H. Rash, of AZ, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Arizona) United States Senate, May 19, 2020
- ^ Scott H. Rash at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
External links
edit- Scott H. Rash at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Scott Rash at Ballotpedia