United States District Court for the District of Arizona

The United States District Court for the District of Arizona (in case citations, D. Ariz.) is the U.S. district court that covers the state of Arizona. It is under the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

The District was established on June 20, 1910, pending Arizona statehood on February 14, 1912.

The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. the United States attorney is Gary M. Restaino.

Organization of the court


The United States District Court for the District of Arizona is the sole federal judicial district in Arizona. Court for the District is held at Phoenix, Tucson, Yuma and Flagstaff. Magistrate courts, established to hear violations on federal lands, are additionally located in Grand Canyon National Park, Kingman, and Page.

The District is further divided into three divisions, with each of these having a central office. The divisions are as follow:
 * Phoenix Division
 * This division comprises the following counties: Gila, La Paz, Maricopa, Pinal, and Yuma. Its offices are located in Phoenix, Arizona.
 * Prescott Division
 * This division comprises the following counties: Apache, Coconino, Mohave, Navajo, and Yavapai. Its offices are located in Phoenix, Arizona.
 * Tucson Division
 * This division comprises the following counties: Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, and Santa Cruz. Its offices are located in Tucson, Arizona.

Succession of seats
== U.S. Attorney ==


 * John Titus 1863
 * Almon Gage 1863-64
 * C. W. C. Powell 1869
 * E. B. Pomroy 1876-82
 * James A. Zabriskie 1882-85
 * Owen T. Rouse 1885-89
 * Harry R. Jeffords 1889-91
 * Thomas F. Wilson 1891-93
 * Everett E. Ellinwood 1893-98
 * Robert E. Morrison 1898-1902
 * Frederick S. Nave 1902-05
 * Joseph L. B. Alexander 1905-10
 * Joseph E. Morrison 1910-14
 * Thomas A. Flynn 1914-22
 * Frederick H. Bernard 1922-25
 * John B. Wright 1925-29
 * John C. Gung'l 1929-33
 * Clifton Mathews 1933-35
 * Frank E. Flynn 1935-53
 * Edward W. Scruggs 1953
 * Jack D. H. Hays 1953-60
 * Charles A. Muecke 1960
 * Mary Anne Reimann 1960-61
 * Charles A. Muecke 1961-64
 * Jo Ann D. Diamos 1964-65
 * William P. Copple 1965-66
 * Richard C. Gormley 1966-67
 * Edward E. Davis 1967-69
 * Richard K. Burke 1969-72
 * William C. Smitherman 1972-77
 * Michael D. Hawkins 1977-80
 * Arthur B. Butler III 1980-81
 * A. Melvin McDonald 1981-85
 * Stephen M. McNamee 1985-90
 * Linda A. Akers 1990-93
 * Daniel G. Knauss 1993
 * Janet Napolitano 1993-97
 * Michael A. Johns 1997-98
 * Jose de Jesus Rivera 1998-2001
 * Paul K. Charlton 2001-2006
 * Daniel G. Knauss 2007
 * Diane Humetewa 2007-2009
 * Dennis K. Burke 2009-2011
 * John S. Leonardo 2012-2017
 * Elizabeth A. Strange (Acting, Jan 2017 - June 2019)
 * Michael G. Bailey 2019-2021
 * Gary M. Restaino 2021-present