Susan Marie Brnovich
Born 1/1/1968
Judicial Career
- judAZD10/23/2018 – present
Biography
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American judge (born 1968)
Susan Marie Skibba Brnovich (born June 6, 1968) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona .
Biography
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Brnovich earned her Bachelor of Business Administration , Master of Science , and Juris Doctor from the University of Wisconsin–Madison .
Brnovich began her legal career serving as a prosecutor with the Maricopa County Attorney's Office. During her eight years as a prosecutor, Brnovich tried 49 jury trials and one bench trial. In 2003, she became a commissioner on the Maricopa County Superior Court, where she presided over numerous criminal jury trials over the next five years. Brnovich was appointed by Governor of Arizona Janet Napolitano as a trial court judge in January 2009 and was retained by voters in both 2012 and 2016. As a state judge, Brnovich presided over approximately 100 trials. Her state court service ended in 2018 upon her elevation to the federal judiciary.
Brnovich has been a member of the Federalist Society since 2011.
Federal judicial service
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On January 23, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Brnovich to an undetermined seat on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona . On January 24, 2018, her nomination was sent to the United States Senate . She was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Neil V. Wake , who assumed senior status on July 5, 2016. On May 9, 2018, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee . Her nomination was reported out of committee on June 7, 2018, by voice vote . On October 11, 2018, her nomination was confirmed by voice vote . She received her judicial commission on October 23, 2018.
Personal life
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Brnovich was married to Republican former Attorney General of Arizona Mark Brnovich until his death in early 2026. They have two children.
Electoral history
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2012
2016
References
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[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Susan Brnovich](https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Brnovich%20SJQ.pdf)
- ↑ "Susan Brnovich confirmed as Federal Judge | Wisconsin Alumni Association" . www.uwalumni.com. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
Voruganti, Harsh (April 18, 2018). ["Judge Susan Brnovich – Nominee to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona"](https://vettingroom.org/2018/04/18/judge-susan-brnovich/#ftnt12)
. The Vetting Room. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
["President Donald J. Trump Announces Tenth Wave of Judicial Nominees – The White House"](https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-tenth-wave-judicial-nominees/)
. _trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov_. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
↑ "Eight Nominations Sent to the Senate Today – The White House" . trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
↑ "Nominations | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary" . www.judiciary.senate.gov. May 9, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
↑ Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 7, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee
↑ "PN1524 – Susan Brnovich – The Judiciary" . _United States Senate _. January 24, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
↑ Susan Brnovich at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .
↑ "Trump Nominates 2 as Federal Judges in Arizona" . U.S. News & World Report . January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
↑ "Maricopa County Final Official Results" (PDF). Maricopa County Recorder. November 6, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 15, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
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