Alfredo Chavez Marquez
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1980 and confirmed by voice vote, Alfredo Chavez Marquez was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. He earned a law degree from University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law) in 1950. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1922–2014
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1980
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Arizona 1948 · University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law) 1950
- Succeeded by
- John McCarthy Roll
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | District of Arizona | Carter (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| University of Arizona | B.A. | 1948 |
| University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law) | LL.B. | 1950 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Marquez was assigned 749 district-court cases (1984–2013). Median time from filing to termination: 316 days across 749 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 10 of Marquez’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 8 were affirmed, 2 reversed or vacated. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Marquez authored 44 published opinions for the court (1980–2002). Most cited: Defenders of Wildlife v. Browner (239 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Defenders of Wildlife v. Browner | 909 F. Supp. 1342 | 239 |
| 2002 | Center for Biological Diversity v. Rumsfeld | 198 F. Supp. 2d 1139 | 35 |
| 1986 | Jeffers v. Ricketts | 627 F. Supp. 1334 | 35 |
| 1996 | Orient v. Linus Pauling Institute of Science | 936 F. Supp. 704 | 18 |
| 1985 | Neeley v. Century Finance Co. of Arizona | 606 F. Supp. 1453 | 18 |
| 1992 | Planned Parenthood of Southern Arizona & Its Corporate Chapter, Arizona Women's Clinic, Inc. v. Neely | 804 F. Supp. 1210 | 16 |
| 1986 | Richmond v. Ricketts | 640 F. Supp. 767 | 14 |
| 1998 | Coleman v. Watts | 87 F. Supp. 2d 944 | 13 |
| 2000 | Pooley v. National Hole-In-One Ass'n | 89 F. Supp. 2d 1108 | 12 |
| 1984 | St. Joseph's Hospital v. Heckler | 583 F. Supp. 1545 | 11 |
| 2000 | Flores v. Arizona | 172 F. Supp. 2d 1225 | 10 |
| 1997 | Ransom v. State of Arizona Board of Regents | 983 F. Supp. 895 | 10 |
| 1983 | MacK v. AH Robins Co., Inc. | 573 F. Supp. 149 | 10 |
| 1999 | Defenders of Wildlife v. Ballard | 73 F. Supp. 2d 1094 | 6 |
| 1996 | Planned Parenthood of Southern Arizona v. Neely | 942 F. Supp. 1578 | 6 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 44 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Alfredo Chavez Marquez?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Alfredo Chavez Marquez to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in 1980.
- Was Alfredo Chavez Marquez appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Alfredo Chavez Marquez was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Alfredo Chavez Marquez's confirmation vote?
- Alfredo Chavez Marquez was confirmed by voice vote on June 26, 1980. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Alfredo Chavez Marquez on?
- Alfredo Chavez Marquez was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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34 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).