John Roll

John Roll
Roll in 2007
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
In office May 1, 2006 – January 8, 2011
Preceded by	Stephen M. McNamee
Succeeded by	Roslyn O. Silver
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
In office November 25, 1991 – January 8, 2011
Appointed by	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Alfredo Chavez Marquez
Succeeded by	Jennifer Zipps
Personal details
Born	John McCarthy Roll (1947-02-08)February 8, 1947 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	January 8, 2011(2011-01-08) (aged 63) Casas Adobes, Arizona, U.S.
Cause of death	Gunshot wound
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Maureen
Children	3
Education	University of Arizona (BA, JD) University of Virginia (LLM)

John McCarthy Roll (February 8, 1947 – January 8, 2011) was a United States district judge who served on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona from 1991 until his murder in 2011, and as chief judge of that court from 2006 to 2011. With degrees from the University of Arizona College of Law and University of Virginia School of Law, Roll began his career as a court bailiff in Arizona and became an assistant city attorney of Tucson, Arizona in 1973. Later that year, Roll became a deputy county attorney for Pima County, Arizona until 1980, when he began serving as an Assistant United States Attorney for seven years. President George H. W. Bush appointed Roll to a federal judge seat in Arizona after Roll served four years as a state judge.

Roll was killed in the 2011 Tucson shooting while attending a constituent outreach event held by U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords in Casas Adobes, near Tucson, Arizona.^[1][2]