Scott H. Rash

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
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
Assumed office
May 27, 2020
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byCindy K. Jorgenson
Presiding Judge of the Pima County Superior Court
In office
September 2010 – May 27, 2020
Appointed byJan Brewer
Preceded byNanette Warner
Personal details
Born1963 (age 57–58)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
EducationUniversity of Arizona (B.S.B.A., J.D.)

Education

Rash earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with highest honors, from the University of Arizona in 1981 and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1985.[2][3]

Early 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]

State court service

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

On September 12, 2019, President 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 took 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 Senate voted 67–21 to invoke cloture on his nomination.[7] On May 19, 2020, his nomination was confirmed by the full Senate by a vote of 74–20.[8] He received his judicial commission on May 27, 2020.

Memberships

He has been a member of the Federalist Society since 2018.[1]

References
  1. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Scott Rash
  2. "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.
  3. "Brewer selects Adam, Rash to be Pima County judges". Arizona Daily Star. September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  4. "Twenty-five Nominations and Three Withdrawals Sent to the Senate" White House, October 15, 2019
  5. Nominations for December 4, 2019
  6. Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 16, 2020, Senate Judiciary Committee
  7. 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
  8. 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
Legal offices
Preceded by
Cindy K. Jorgenson		 Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
2020–present		 Incumbent
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