Robert Cameron Broomfield (June 18, 1933 – July 10, 2014) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.
Robert Broomfield | |
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| Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court | |
| In office October 1, 2002 – May 18, 2009 | |
| Appointed by | William Rehnquist |
| Preceded by | Royce Lamberth |
| Succeeded by | Susan Webber Wright |
| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona | |
| In office August 12, 1999 – July 10, 2014 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona | |
| In office 1994 – August 12, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | William Docker Browning |
| Succeeded by | Stephen M. McNamee |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona | |
| In office July 11, 1985 – August 12, 1999 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 71 Stat. 586 |
| Succeeded by | Susan R. Bolton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Cameron Broomfield June 18, 1933 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | July 10, 2014 (aged 81) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Education | Pennsylvania State University (BS) University of Arizona (LLB) |
Education and career
editBroomfield was born on June 18, 1933, in Detroit.[1] He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1955, and a Bachelor of Laws from James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona in 1961. From 1955 to 1958, Broomfield was a United States Air Force Lieutenant, and an Air Force Reserve Captain from 1961 to 1972. He served as a clerk and bailiff to Judge Jack D. H. Hays of the Superior Court of Arizona from 1961 to 1962. He was in private practice in Phoenix, Arizona from 1962 to 1970. He was a judge of the Superior Court of Arizona from 1971 to 1985, serving as presiding judge of the Juvenile Division from 1972 to 1974 and serving as presiding judge of the court from 1974 to 1985.[2]
Federal judicial service
editBroomfield was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on May 15, 1985, to the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, to a new seat authorized by 71 Stat. 586. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 10, 1985, and received commission on July 11, 1985. He served as Chief Judge from 1994 to 1999. He assumed senior status on August 12, 1999. His service terminated on July 10, 2014, due to death.[2]
Chief Justice William Rehnquist appointed Broomfield to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in May 2002, a position in which he served until 2009.[3] Rehnquist also appointed him to the Budget Committee in 1997, and he served as a member until 2013.[3]
Death
editBroomfield died of cancer in a Phoenix hospice on July 10, 2014,[3] one day shy of 29 years from the date he was commissioned as a federal judge.
Accomplishment and honor
editBroomfield was influential in obtaining approval for and funding of the Sandra Day O'Connor United States Courthouse in Phoenix.[3]
His former colleagues held a memorial service in his honor at the District Court of Arizona on July 23, 2014.[4]
References
edit- ^ The American Bar, the Canadian Bar, the International Bar - Google Books. 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ a b Robert C. Broomfield at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ a b c d "Federal Court in Arizona Mourns Passing of District Judge Robert C. Broomfield" (PDF) (Press release). United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. July 16, 2014 [July 12, 2014]. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 20, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. District Court in Arizona to Remember District Judge Robert C. Broomfield" (PDF). United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Public Information Office. 16 July 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
External links
edit- Robert C. Broomfield at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.