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== Education == |
== Education == |
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Desai was born in 1978 in [[Toronto|Toronto, Canada]]. She attended the [[University of Arizona]], graduating in 2000 with a [[Bachelor of Arts]]. She worked as an outreach coordinator at a children's advocacy center and earned a [[Master of Public Health]] from Arizona in 2001. From 2001 to 2002, Desai was director of residential services at a [[domestic violence]] shelter. She then attended Arizona's [[James E. Rogers College of Law]], graduating in 2005 with a [[Juris Doctor]]. <ref name="Questionnaire" /><ref name="WHBio">{{Cite press release |title=President Biden Names Nineteenth Round of Judicial Nominees |date=June 15, 2022 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/06/15/president-biden-names-nineteenth-round-of-judicial-nominees/ |access-date=June 15, 2022}} {{PD-notice}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ms Roopali Hardin Desai Profile |url=https://www.martindale.com/attorney/roopali-h-desai-24470790/ |access-date=June 15, 2022 |website=www.martindale.com}}</ref> |
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== Legal career == |
== Legal career == |
Revision as of 22:35, 23 August 2022
Roopali Desai | |
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
Designate | |
Assuming office TBD | |
Appointed by | Joe Biden |
Succeeding | Andrew D. Hurwitz |
Personal details | |
Born | 1978 (age 45–46) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Education | University of Arizona (BA, MPH, JD) |
Roopali Hardin Desai (born 1978)[1] is an American lawyer from Arizona who is the designate to serve as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Education
Desai was born in 1978 in Toronto, Canada. She attended the University of Arizona, graduating in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts. She worked as an outreach coordinator at a children's advocacy center and earned a Master of Public Health from Arizona in 2001. From 2001 to 2002, Desai was director of residential services at a domestic violence shelter. She then attended Arizona's James E. Rogers College of Law, graduating in 2005 with a Juris Doctor. [1][2][3]
Legal career
After graduating from law school, Desai was a law clerk to chief judge Mary M. Schroeder of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 2005 to 2006. From 2006 to 2007, she was an associate at Lewis & Roca in Phoenix, Arizona. In 2007, Desai joined the Phoenix law firm Coppersmith Brockelman as an associate, becoming a partner in 2013.[2] Desai served as the legal counsel and campaign attorney[4] for senator Kyrsten Sinema.[5] In 2020, Desai represented the Arizona Dispensaries Association in advising it on a legalization campaign.[6] After the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Desai successfully represented the Arizona Secretary of State's office in several cases involving unsuccessful challenges to the state's results.[7]
In naming her one of the publication's 2022 "Women of the Year", USA Today called her "a hero of Democratic legal causes," noting her work to launch a recreational marijuana program in Arizona, her lawsuits fighting false claims about the 2020 U.S. presidential election, and her work to overturn a ban on mask mandates.[8][9]
Nomination to court of appeals
On June 15, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Desai to serve as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. President Biden nominated Desai to the seat vacated by Judge Andrew D. Hurwitz, who will take senior status upon confirmation of a successor.[10] On July 13, 2022, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[11] On July 28, 2022, her nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote, with Senators Mike Lee, Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, and Marsha Blackburn voting “no”.[12][13] On August 4, 2022, she was confirmed by the United States Senate in a 67–29 vote, just 50 days after her initial nomination- the fastest of any Circuit Court nominee since the Clinton Administration.[14][15] She is awaiting her judicial commission. Once commissioned, Desai would become the first South Asian person to serve on the Ninth Circuit.[16]
Memberships
Desai is a supporter of the American Civil Liberties Union.[17] Desai represented the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Arizona in a public records case to obtain documents evidencing the Department of Child Safety’s mishandling of child abuse and negligence cases.[18]
References
- ^ a b "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "President Biden Names Nineteenth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Ms Roopali Hardin Desai Profile". www.martindale.com. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ^ "Biden nominates Arizona attorney who fought attempts to overturn election as judge for 9th Circuit".
- ^ "Sinema staffs up big and early | Arizona Capitol Times". January 4, 2012.
- ^ "'Pay it forward': Why Roopali Desai fights election misinformation and on behalf of the vulnerable". www.usatoday.com.
- ^ "Latest Biden Nominees Would be First Latino on DC Circuit, First Women of Color on 5th Circuit".
- ^ Hackney, Suzette (March 14, 2022). "'Pay it forward': Why Roopali Desai fights election misinformation and on behalf of the vulnerable". www.usatoday.com. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ Randazzo, Ryan (March 13, 2022). "'I don't have a lot of fear about speaking truth to power': Roopali Desai honored by USA TODAY". www.azcentral.com. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 15, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. July 12, 2022.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 28, 2022" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
- ^ Raymond, Nate (July 28, 2022). "GOP senators withhold opposition to Sinema-backed judicial nominee". Reuters.
- ^ "On the Nomination: Confirmation: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Roopali H. Desai, of Arizona, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit)". United States Senate. August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ "With Sinema's help, Senate confirms Arizona lawyer Roopali Desai as appeals court judge". August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
- ^ Raymond, Nate (June 15, 2022). "Biden's seven new judicial nominees include first Latino for D.C. Circuit". Reuters.
- ^ "Roopali H. Desai". ACLU of Arizona. July 13, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ^ "AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF AZ v DCS". Justia Law.