Frederick J. Martone Explained

Frederick James Martone
Office:Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
Term Start:January 30, 2013
Office1:Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
Term Start1:December 21, 2001
Term End1:January 30, 2013
Appointer1:George W. Bush
Predecessor1:Roger Gordon Strand
Successor1:Douglas L. Rayes
Office2:Justice of the Supreme Court of Arizona
Termstart2:1992
Termend2:2001
Appointer2:Fife Symington III
Predecessor2:James Duke Cameron
Successor2:Rebecca White Berch
Office3:Judge of the Superior Court of Arizona
Termstart3:1985
Termend3:1992
Birth Date:8 November 1943
Party:Republican[1]
Education:

Harvard University (LLM)

Frederick James Martone (born November 8, 1943) is an American lawyer who serves as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.

Early life and education

Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, Martone received a Bachelor of Science from College of the Holy Cross in 1965 and was in the United States Air Force from 1965 to 1969. He then received a Juris Doctor from Notre Dame Law School in 1972 and a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1975. He was a law clerk to Edward F. Hennessey of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts from 1972 to 1973.

Career

Martone was in private practice in Phoenix, Arizona from 1973 to 1985, during which time he was a staff attorney to the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts from 1974 to 1975.

Judicial service

Martone was a judge on the Superior Court of Arizona from 1985 to 1992, and a justice of the Supreme Court of Arizona from 1992 to 2001.

On September 10, 2001, Martone was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona vacated by Roger Gordon Strand. Martone was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 13, 2001, and received his commission on December 21, 2001. He took senior status on January 30, 2013.

Notes and References

  1. http://archive.azcentral.com/ic/pdf/brewer-judge-appointments.pdf Arizona governors' judicial appointments