9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Career Highlights: Assistant DA, Wyandotte County, Kansas, 1985-90; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Arizona, 1990-2000; Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, 1998-2000 (counsel to the director's staff, 1998-1999; principal deputy director, 1999; director, 1999-2000); nominated July 2000, confirmed October 2000, chief judge December 2021-present
Law School: University of Kansas School of Law, J.D., 1985
Career Highlights: Assistant DA, Wyandotte County, Kansas, 1985-90; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Arizona, 1990-2000; Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, 1998-2000 (counsel to the director's staff, 1998-1999; principal deputy director, 1999; director, 1999-2000); nominated July 2000, confirmed October 2000, chief judge December 2021-present
Law School: University of Kansas School of Law, J.D., 1985
By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Growing up in humble beginnings as the daughter of Mexican immigrants, Circuit Judge Mary Helen Murguia never dreamed she'd end up as the newest jurist on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Her parents Alfred and Amalia Murguia settled in Kansas City, Kan., 60 years ago. Her late father was a steelworker and her mother made a home for the seven Murguia children, of whom Mary, 51, and her identical twi... (continued)
