Mary Anne Richey
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Mary Anne Richey was a United States federal judge
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Born in Shelbyville, Indiana
, Richey was in the United States Army
, Women's Army Service Pilots
during World War II
, from 1943 to 1945. She received an LL.B. from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1951. She was in private practice in Tucson, Arizona
from 1951 to 1952. She was a Deputy county attorney of Pima County, Arizona from 1952 to 1954. She was an assistant U.S. Attorney of the District of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona from 1954 to 1960. She was a U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona from 1960 to 1961. She was in private practice in Tucson, Arizona
from 1962 to 1964. She was a judge on the Superior Court of Arizona, Pima County, Arizona from 1964 to 1976. She was an Associate presiding judge from 1972 to 1976.
Richey was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
. Richey was nominated by President Gerald Ford
on June 2, 1976, to a seat vacated by James Augustine Walsh
. She was confirmed by the United States Senate
on June 16, 1976, and received her commission the same day. Richey served in that capacity until November 25, 1983, due to her death.
United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
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Born in Shelbyville, Indiana
Shelbyville, Indiana
Shelbyville is a city in Addison Township, Shelby County, Indiana, United States. The population was 17,951 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Shelby County...
, Richey was in the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
, Women's Army Service Pilots
Women's Army Corps
The Women's Army Corps was the women's branch of the US Army. It was created as an auxiliary unit, the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps on 15 May 1942 by Public Law 554, and converted to full status as the WAC in 1943...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, from 1943 to 1945. She received an LL.B. from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1951. She was in private practice in Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
from 1951 to 1952. She was a Deputy county attorney of Pima County, Arizona from 1952 to 1954. She was an assistant U.S. Attorney of the District of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona from 1954 to 1960. She was a U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona from 1960 to 1961. She was in private practice in Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
from 1962 to 1964. She was a judge on the Superior Court of Arizona, Pima County, Arizona from 1964 to 1976. She was an Associate presiding judge from 1972 to 1976.
Richey was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
United States District Court for the District of Arizona
The United States District Court for the District of Arizona is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Arizona. Court is held in the cities of Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff, Yuma, and Prescott. The district was created on June 20, 1910, by 36 Stat. 557...
. Richey was nominated by President Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974...
on June 2, 1976, to a seat vacated by James Augustine Walsh
James Augustine Walsh
James Augustine Walsh was a United States federal judge.Born in Westfield, Massachusetts, Walsh received an LL.B. from Georgetown University Law School in 1928. He was in private practice in Mesa, Arizona from 1928 to 1941, and was a city attorney for the City of Mesa from 1936 to 1940. He was an...
. She was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
on June 16, 1976, and received her commission the same day. Richey served in that capacity until November 25, 1983, due to her death.