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AZ SR1008

Resolution

Status

Passed

1/24/2011

Primary Sponsor

Andy Biggs

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Origin

Senate

Fiftieth Legislature - First Regular Session (2011)

AI Summary

  • Honors Judge John Roll, United States District Judge, who was killed at age 63 on January 8, 2011 during an assassination attempt on Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson.
  • Notes Judge Roll's distinguished career, including service as a county and state prosecutor, state trial judge, state appeals court judge, and federal judge appointed in 1991 by President George H.W. Bush.
  • Recognizes Judge Roll as Arizona's chief federal judge since 2006, respected for his diligent work and efforts to reduce the court's caseload.
  • Acknowledges six innocent people were killed in the January 8, 2011 shooting at Congresswoman Giffords' public event in Tucson.
  • Expresses the Arizona Senate's condolences to Judge Roll's wife Maureen, three sons, five grandchildren, colleagues, and friends in the Tucson community.

Legislative Description

Honorable John Roll; death resolution

Last Action

Transmitted to Secretary Of State

1/24/2011

Full Bill Text

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