John Joseph Tuchi (born May 18, 1964) is an American lawyer who is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.
John J. Tuchi | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona | |
| Assumed office May 16, 2014 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Roslyn O. Silver |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Joseph Tuchi May 18, 1964 Colver, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | West Virginia University (BS) University of Arizona (MS) Arizona State University (JD) |
Early life and education
editTuchi was born in 1964 in Colver, Pennsylvania. He studied engineering at West Virginia University, graduating in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science degree. He received a Master of Science degree from the University of Arizona in 1989.
Tuchi was a project engineer at the Hughes Aircraft Company from 1987 to 1989, then worked as a consultant for Arthur Andersen from 1989 to 1991. He then attended Arizona State University's College of Law (now Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law), where he was editor-in-chief of the Arizona State Law Journal. He graduated in 1994 with a Juris Doctor magna cum laude and Order of the Coif membership.[1]
Career
editTuchi served as a law clerk to Judge William Canby of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 1994 to 1995. He was in private practice as an associate at the law firm of Brown & Bain (now part of Perkins Coie) from 1995 to 1998.[1]
From 1998 to 2014, Tuchi was an assistant United States attorney for the District of Arizona. He served as Chief of the Criminal Division, from 2006 to 2009, as Senior Litigation Counsel and Tribal Liaison from 2009 to 2012, interim United States attorney in 2012 and later served as chief assistant United States attorney.[2][3][1]
Federal judicial service
editOn September 19, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Tuchi to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, to the seat vacated by Judge Roslyn O. Silver, who assumed senior status on September 3, 2013.[4] Tuchi was one of four Arizona judicial nominees announced by Obama that day who were chosen in consultation with Republican Senators John McCain and Jeff Flake.[5] On February 27, 2014 his nomination was reported out of the committee.[6] On May 12, 2014 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed for cloture on the nomination. On May 14, 2014, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 62–35 vote.[7] Later that day, his nomination was confirmed by a 96–0 vote.[8] He received his judicial commission on May 16, 2014.[3]
Notable rulings
edit- Tuchi was one of the judges who presided over Kari Lake's challenge of the Arizona gubernatorial election results during the 2022 Midterm elections. Tuchi ruled on December 1, 2022, that Lake's claims that proper election procedures weren't followed, citing insufficient evidence. Attorneys for Lake and GOP Arizona Secretary of State nominee Mark Finchem, but not the candidates themselves, were ordered to pay the county's reasonable attorney's fees, the amount of which is to be determined at a later date.[9]
- On July 22, 2023, Tuchi ruled that an Arizona law limiting how close people can get to recording law enforcement is unconstitutional. [10]
Personal
editTuchi is married to Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Maria del Mar Verdin.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Senate Judiciary Committee Questionnaire" (PDF).
- ^ "President Obama Nominates Eight to Serve on the United States District Courts". whitehouse.gov. 19 September 2013 – via National Archives.
- ^ a b John J. Tuchi at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. 19 September 2013 – via National Archives.
- ^ Wingett Sanchez, Yvonne; Nowicki, Dan (September 19, 2013). "Obama nominates 4 Arizonans to fill U.S. District Court vacancies". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
- ^ "Executive Business Meeting". United States Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of John Joseph Tuchi, of Arizona, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Arizona)". United States Senate. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation John Joseph Tuchi, of Arizona, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Arizona)". United States Senate. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ^ Lake v. Hobbs, Case No. CV22-00667-PHX-JJT (Order dated December 1, 2022)
- ^ "Court Strikes Down Limits on Filming of Police in Arizona". www.usnews.com. 2023-07-22.
- ^ Balink, Vicki Louk (2007). "JUDGE MARIA DEL MAR VERDIN: Deliberations on family life". Raising Arizona Kids Magazine. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
External links
edit- John J. Tuchi at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- John J. Tuchi at Ballotpedia