Saturday, January 8, 2011

Federal Judge Dead In Arizona Shootings

News sources are now reporting that Federal Judge John M. Roll was one of the victims in today’s shooting in Arizona.President Obama has also reportedly confirmed that Judge John Roll was fatally shot today in Tuscon.
Judge John McCarthy Roll was Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.

He joined the court in 1991 after being nominated by President Geroge H. W. Bush. Roll served as the court's lead judicial administrative officer in conjunction with the Clerk of Court on the court's day to day operations.
A native Pennsylvanian, Roll graduated from the University of Arizona with his Bachelor's Degree in 1969 and his J. D. degree in 1972. Roll later graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law with his Masters of Laws Degree in 1990 

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