John Roll

John Roll
Roll in 2007
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
In office
May 1, 2006 – January 8, 2011
Preceded byStephen M. McNamee
Succeeded byRoslyn O. Silver
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
In office
November 25, 1991 – January 8, 2011
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byAlfredo Chavez Marquez
Succeeded byJennifer Zipps
Personal details
Born
John McCarthy Roll

(1947-02-08)February 8, 1947
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJanuary 8, 2011(2011-01-08) (aged 63)
Casas Adobes, Arizona, U.S.
Cause of deathGunshot wound
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMaureen
Children3
EducationUniversity of Arizona (BA, JD)
University of Virginia (LLM)

John McCarthy Roll (February 8, 1947 – January 8, 2011) was a United States district judge who served on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona from 1991 until his murder in 2011, and as chief judge of that court from 2006 to 2011. With degrees from the University of Arizona College of Law and University of Virginia School of Law, Roll began his career as a court bailiff in Arizona and became an assistant city attorney of Tucson, Arizona in 1973. Later that year, Roll became a deputy county attorney for Pima County, Arizona until 1980, when he began serving as an Assistant United States Attorney for seven years. President George H. W. Bush appointed Roll to a federal judge seat in Arizona after Roll served four years as a state judge.

Roll was killed in the 2011 Tucson shooting while attending a constituent outreach event held by U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords in Casas Adobes, near Tucson, Arizona.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Congresswoman's responses after Arizona shooting called encouraging". CNN. January 9, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
  2. ^ Bell, Melissa; Buck, James (January 14, 2011). "Updated: List of injured victims in Arizona shooting released by Pima County sheriff". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2011.