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AZ SR1008
Resolution
Status
Passed
1/24/2011
Primary Sponsor
Andy Biggs
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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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