Jennifer Guerin Zipps
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2011 and confirmed by voice vote, Jennifer Guerin Zipps is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. She earned a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1990. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1964 · age 62
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2011
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Arizona 1986 · Georgetown Law Center 1990
- Succeeded
- John McCarthy Roll
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | District of Arizona succeeded John McCarthy Roll | Obama (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. | 1986 |
| Georgetown University Law Center | J.D. | 1990 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Zipps was assigned 1,561 district-court cases (1994–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 150 days across 1,380 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 101 of Zipps’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 74 were affirmed, 14 reversed or vacated, and 13 affirmed in part and reversed in part. 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.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Jennifer Guerin Zipps?
- President Barack Obama appointed Jennifer Guerin Zipps to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in 2011.
- Was Jennifer Guerin Zipps appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Jennifer Guerin Zipps was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Jennifer Guerin Zipps's confirmation vote?
- Jennifer Guerin Zipps was confirmed by voice vote on October 3, 2011. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Jennifer Guerin Zipps on?
- Jennifer Guerin Zipps is 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
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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14 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).