Paul Gerhardt Rosenblatt Explained

Paul Gerhardt Rosenblatt
Office:Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
Term Start:October 30, 2003
Term End:October 6, 2019
Office1:Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
Term Start1:June 11, 1984
Term End1:October 30, 2003
Appointer1:Ronald Reagan
Predecessor1:William Perry Copple
Successor1:Neil V. Wake
Birth Name:Paul Gerhardt Rosenblatt
Birth Date:4 April 1928
Birth Place:Prescott, Arizona
Education:University of Arizona (A.B.)
James E. Rogers College of Law (J.D.)

Paul Gerhardt Rosenblatt (April 4, 1928 – October 6, 2019)[1] was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.

Education and career

Born in Prescott, Arizona, Rosenblatt received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of Arizona in 1958 and a Juris Doctor from the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona in 1963. He was an assistant attorney general of Arizona from 1963 to 1966, and then an administrative assistant to United States Representative Sam Steiger from 1967 to 1972, before entering private practice in Prescott until 1973. He was the Presiding Judge of the Yavapai County Superior Court, Division One from 1973 to 1984.[2]

Federal judicial service

On May 15, 1984, President Ronald Reagan nominated Rosenblatt to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona vacated by Judge William Perry Copple. Rosenblatt was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 8, 1984, and received his commission on June 11, 1984. He assumed senior status on October 30, 2003.[2] He died on October 6, 2019, aged 91.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Biographical Directory of the Federal Judiciary. Bernan Press. 2001. Lanham, Maryland. 738. 0890592586.
  2. Web site: Rosenblatt, Paul Gerhardt – Federal Judicial Center. www.fjc.gov.
  3. Web site: Obituary: Paul Gerhardt Rosenblatt III . October 26, 2019 . The Daily Courier . en . October 28, 2019. Web site: Obituary: Paul Gerhardt Rosenblatt III . October 26, 2019 . The Daily Courier . en . October 28, 2019.