District of Arizona / Appointed 2025 / Active
Sharad Harshad Desai
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Appointed by President Joseph R. Biden in 2025 and confirmed by the Senate 82–12, Sharad Harshad Desai is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. He earned a law degree from New York University School of Law in 2006. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1981 · age 45
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden, 2025
- Confirmed
- 82–12
- Education
- University of Arizona 2003 · New York Law 2006
- Succeeded
- G. Murray Snow
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | District of Arizona succeeded G. Murray Snow | Biden (D) | 82–12 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 82–12 on November 21, 2024 · 118th Congress, Roll Call 303. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 82
46 D, 32 R, 4 I
- Tammy Baldwin(D-WI)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Cory Booker(D-NJ)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Katie Britt(R-AL)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Laphonza Butler(D-CA)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Shelley Capito(R-WV)
- Ben Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Bill Cassidy(R-LA)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Catherine Cortez Masto(D-NV)
- Kevin Cramer(R-ND)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- Steve Daines(R-MT)
- Tammy Duckworth(D-IL)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Deb Fischer(R-NE)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Maggie Hassan(D-NH)
- Martin Heinrich(D-NM)
- George Helmy(D-NJ)
- John Hickenlooper(D-CO)
- Mazie Hirono(D-HI)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith(R-MS)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- Timothy Kaine(D-VA)
- Mark Kelly(D-AZ)
- John Kennedy(R-LA)
- Angus King(I-ME)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- James Lankford(R-OK)
- Ben Lujan(D-NM)
- Cynthia Lummis(R-WY)
- Joseph Manchin(I-WV)
- Edward Markey(D-MA)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Christopher Murphy(D-CT)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Jon Ossoff(D-GA)
- Alex Padilla(D-CA)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- Gary Peters(D-MI)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Mitt Romney(R-UT)
- Jacklyn Rosen(D-NV)
- Mike Rounds(R-SD)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
- Brian Schatz(D-HI)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Rick Scott(R-FL)
- Tim Scott(R-SC)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Kyrsten Sinema(I-AZ)
- Tina Smith(D-MN)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Dan Sullivan(R-AK)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Thomas Tillis(R-NC)
- Tommy Tuberville(R-AL)
- Chris Van Hollen(D-MD)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- Raphael Warnock(D-GA)
- Elizabeth Warren(D-MA)
- Peter Welch(D-VT)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
- Todd Young(R-IN)
Voted against · 12
12 R
- Mike Braun(R-IN)
- Ted Budd(R-NC)
- Tom Cotton(R-AR)
- Ted Cruz(R-TX)
- Joni Ernst(R-IA)
- Chuck Grassley(R-IA)
- Bill Hagerty(R-TN)
- Josh Hawley(R-MO)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- Markwayne Mullin(R-OK)
- Pete Ricketts(R-NE)
- Eric Schmitt(R-MO)
Did not vote · 6
1 D, 5 R
- Marsha Blackburn(R-TN)
- John Fetterman(D-PA)
- Roger Marshall(R-KS)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- J. Vance(R-OH)
Education
| University of Arizona | B.A., B.S. | 2003 |
| New York University School of Law | J.D. | 2006 |
Before the bench
Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.
| Law clerk, Hon. Rebecca White Berch, Arizona Supreme Court | 2006-2007 |
| Private practice, Phoenix, Arizona | 2007-2015 |
| Honeywell International, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona | 2015-2024 |
| Litigation counsel, Aerospace | 2015-2018 |
| Chief litigation counsel, Safety and Productivity Solutions | 2018-2019 |
| Vice president and general counsel, Aerospace Electronic Solutions | 2019-2021 |
| Vice president and general counsel, Aerospace Integrated Supply Chain | 2021-2023 |
| Vice president and general counsel, Integrated Supply Chain, Information Technology, | |
| and Global Operations | 2023-2024 |
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Sharad Harshad Desai?
- President Joseph R. Biden appointed Sharad Harshad Desai to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in 2025.
- Was Sharad Harshad Desai appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Sharad Harshad Desai was appointed by President Joseph R. Biden, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Sharad Harshad Desai's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Sharad Harshad Desai 82–12 on November 21, 2024.
- Which court is Sharad Harshad Desai on?
- Sharad Harshad Desai 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 Senate Judiciary Committee (CC0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2024)
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1 year on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).