Valdemar Cordova

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States District Court for the District of Arizona

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Education

Law

University of Arizona College of Law, 1950

Personal

Birthplace

Phoenix, Ariz.

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## Contents

* 1 Early life and education
* 2 Professional career
* 3 Judicial career
* 3.1 District of Arizona
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

Valdemar Aguirre Cordova (1922-1988) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.

Cordova was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on April 30, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 19, 1979, and received commission on June 21, 1979. He assumed senior status on April 20, 1984. He served the District of Arizona until his death on June 18, 1988. Cordova was succeeded in this position by Robert Broomfield.

## Early life and education[edit]

* University of Arizona College of Law, J.D., 1950

## Professional career[edit]

* U.S. Army, 1940-1945
* Private practice, Phoenix, Arizona, 1950-1965
* Superior court judge, Maricopa County, Arizona, 1965-1967
* Private practice, Phoenix, Arizona, 1967-1976
* Superior court judge, Maricopa County, Arizona, 1976-1979

## Judicial career[edit]

### District of Arizona[edit]

Cordova was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on April 30, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on June 19, 1979, and received commission on June 21, 1979. He assumed senior status on April 20, 1984. He served the District of Arizona until his death on June 18, 1988. Cordova was succeeded in this position by Robert Broomfield.

## External links[edit]

* Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.

Political offices

Preceded by:
NA-New Seat | District of Arizona
1979–1984
Seat #6  | Succeeded by:
Robert Broomfield

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Federal judges who have served the United States District Court for the District of Arizona

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Active judges|

Chief Judge: Murray Snow • Susan Brnovich • Douglas Rayes • James A. Soto • Scott Rash • Jennifer Zipps • Rosemary Marquez • Steven Logan • Diane Humetewa • John Tuchi • Dominic Lanza • Michael Liburdi • John Hinderaker

Senior judges|

Stephen McNamee • Susan Bolton • David G. Campbell • Frederick Martone • Roslyn Silver • James Teilborg • David Bury • Raner Collins • Cindy Jorgenson • Frank Zapata • Neil Wake •

Magistrate judges|  Michelle Burns • Eileen Willett • D. Thomas Ferraro • Jacqueline Marshall Rateau • Bernardo Velasco • James F. Metcalf • Eric J. Markovich • Bruce G. Macdonald • Leslie A. Bowman • John Z. Boyle • Deborah Fine • Lynnette Kimmins • Camille Bibles • Michael Morrissey (Arizona) • Maria Aguilera •
Former Article III judges|

William Henry Sawtelle • Richard Elihu Sloan • Fred Clinton Jacobs • John Roll • Robert Broomfield • Earl Carroll • Mary Murguia • Albert Morris Sames • David Ling • Richard Bilby • William Browning • William Copple • Valdemar Cordova • Walter Craig • Arthur Davis • William Frey • Charles Muecke • Mary Richey • Howard Speakman • Charles Hardy (Arizona) • Alfredo Marquez • James A. Walsh •

Former Chief judges|

John Roll • Robert Broomfield • Stephen McNamee • Roslyn Silver • Richard Bilby • William Browning • Walter Craig • Charles Muecke • James A. Walsh •

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Federal judges nominated by Jimmy Carter

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1977|

Ballantine • Bownes • Boyle • Bua • Carr • Clark • Cowan • Daly • Filippine • Higginbotham • Hoeveler • Hug • Johnstone • Kane • Keith • Leval • Logan • MacLaughlin • McKay • Melton • Merritt • Murphy • Nickerson • Oberdorfer • Roszkowski • Roy • Rubin • Sifton • Tang • Vance • Veron

1978|

Arnold • Baker • Boyle • Burns • Campos • Claiborne • Collins • Cook • Devine • Diamond • Duplantier • Edenfield • Friedman • Gonzalez • Greene • Jenkins • Lowe • Mazzone • McMillian • O'Brien • Pfaelzer • Phillips • Pollak • Sand • Shapiro • Simmons • Smith • Sweet • Tanner • Wiseman • Ziegler

1979|

Ackerman • Alarcon • Anderson • Arceneaux • Arnold • Aspen • Beatty • Beer • Belew • Bertelsman • Bilby • N. Black • S. Black • Bloch • Bowen • Brett • Brooks • Brown • Buchmeyer • Bunton • Burciaga • Cabranes • Carr • Carrigan • Castagna • Cire • Clark • Cohn • Conaboy • Cordova • Crabb • Cudahy • Davis • DeAnda • Debevoise • Edwards • Eginton • Ellison • Enslen • O. Evans • T. Evans • Farris • Ferguson • Fletcher • Frye • Garcia • Garza • B. Gibson • H. Gibson • Gierbolini-Ortiz • Giles • Gilliam • Green • Hall • Hastings • Hatchett • Hatfield • Hatter • Hawkins • Henderson • Higby • Hillman • Houck • Howard • Hudspeth • Hungate • F. Johnson • S. Johnson • N. Jones • S. Jones • Karlton • Kazen • Kearse • Keeton • Kehoe • Kennedy • Kidd • King • Kravitch • Loughlin • Martin • McCurn • McDonald • McNaught • McNichols • Mikva • Mitchell • Moran • Murnaghan • Murphy • D. Nelson • D.W. Nelson • Newblatt • Newman • Overton • Paine • Panner • J. Parker • R. Parker • Penn • Perez-Gimenez • Perry • Politz • Poole • Porter • Pregerson • Price • Rambo • Ramirez • Reavley • Redden • E. Reed • S. Reed • Reinhardt • Renner • Robinson • Rothstein • Sachs • Saffels • Sanders • Sarokin • Schroeder • Schwartz • Seay • Senter • Seymour • Shannon • Shaw • Shoob • Skopil • Sloviter • Sofaer • Spellman • Sprouse • Staker • Tate • Taylor • Thompson • Tidwell • Unthank • Vietor • Vining • Wald • Ward • Weinshienk • West • Wicker • Williams • Winder • Woods • Wright •

Zobel
1980|

Aguilar • Aldrich • Anderson • Boochever • Breyer • Britt • Cahill • Canby • Carroll • Cerezo • Clemon • S. Ervin • R. Erwin • Getzendanner • Gilmore • Ginsburg • Haltom • Hardy • Henderson • Hobbs • Holschuh • Horton • Howard • Johnson • Keep • Kelly • Kenyon • Kocoras • Marquez • Marshall • Michael • Nixon • Norris • Patel • Polozola • Propst • Quackenbush • Ramsey • Rice • Shadur • Spiegel • Tashima • Thompson • Vela • White • Williams

1981|

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