Michael Daly Hawkins

Michael Daly Hawkins (born February 12, 1945) is a Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Michael Daly Hawkins
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Assumed office
February 12, 2010
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office
September 15, 1994 – February 12, 2010
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byThomas Tang
Succeeded byMary H. Murguia
Personal details
Born (1945-02-12) February 12, 1945
Winslow, Arizona
EducationArizona State University (B.A.)
Arizona State University College of Law (J.D.)
University of Virginia School of Law (LL.M.)

Early life and education

Born in Winslow, Arizona, Hawkins received his Bachelor of Arts degree and Juris Doctor from Arizona State University and Arizona State University College of Law in 1967 and 1970, respectively, and his Master of Laws from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1998.[1]

Professional career

Hawkins previously had been a partner in the Phoenix law firm of Daughton Hawkins Brockelman Guinan & Patterson while in private practice from 1980 until 1994. He was the United States Attorney for Arizona from 1977 until 1980, and was a Special Prosecutor for the Navajo Nation from 1985 through 1989. He also served in the United States Marine Corps as a Special Courts Martial Military Judge from 1970 until 1973. He served in private practice from 1973 until 1976.

Federal judicial service

Hawkins was nominated by President Bill Clinton on July 13, 1994, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated by Judge Thomas Tang. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 14, 1994, and received commission on September 15, 1994. He assumed senior status on February 12, 2010.

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References
  1. "Hawkins, Michael Daly - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Thomas Tang		 Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
1994–2010		 Succeeded by
Mary H. Murguia
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