G. Murray Snow

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G. Murray Snow
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Judge on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
Assumed office
July 23, 2008
Appointed by George W. Bush
Preceded by Stephen M. McNamee
Judge on the Arizona Court of Appeals
In office
2002–2008
Personal details
Born Grant Murray Snow
1959 (age 64–65)
Boulder City, Nevada
Residence Tempe, Arizona
Education Brigham Young University (B.A, J.D)

Grant Murray Snow (born 1959) is a District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.

Early life and education

Snow was born in Boulder City, Nevada. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1984. He received a Juris Doctor degree from J. Reuben Clark Law School, at BYU in 1987.

Legal career

Snow started his legal career as a law clerk for Judge Stephen H. Anderson, United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit from 1987 to 1988. He was in private practice in Phoenix, Arizona from 1988 to 2002. He was a judge on the Arizona Court of Appeals from 2002 to 2008.

Federal career

Snow was nominated by President George W. Bush on December 11, 2007, to a seat vacated by Stephen M. McNamee. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 26, 2008, and received his commission on July 23, 2008.

Notable cases

On May 24, 2013, Snow ruled that the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO), and Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and committed acts of racial profiling against Hispanics.[1] The judge will also preside over the United States Department of Justice's lawsuit to gain access to MCSO’s documents and facilities, as part of the department’s investigation of alleged discrimination in MCSO’s police practices and jail operations,[2][3] and on January 15, 2015, he announced that he will be bringing civil contempt charges against the MCSO, with a hearing to be held in April.[4]

Sources

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
2008–present		 Incumbent
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