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John Roll (John McCarthy Roll) was born on 8 February, 1947 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., is an American judge (1947–2011). Discover John Roll's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 64 years old?

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Age 64 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 8 February, 1947
Birthday 8 February
Birthplace Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of death 2011
Died Place Casas Adobes, Arizona, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1947

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.

1969

Roll received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Arizona in 1969, a Juris Doctor from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1972, and a Master of Laws from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1990.

Roll and his wife, Maureen, had been married for 41 years at the time of his death.

They had three sons.

He was described as "deeply conservative", politically, and a lifelong Republican.

Roll was a Roman Catholic who attended Mass daily.

He served as a lector in the sacred liturgy.

He was an active member of the St. Thomas More Society and a Fourth Degree Knight of Columbus.

1972

Roll was a bailiff for the Pima County Superior Court from 1972 to 1973.

1973

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.

He was an assistant city attorney of Tucson in 1973, and was then a deputy county attorney of Pima County's Criminal Division from 1973 to 1980.

1978

He was a clinical instructor at the University of Arizona College of Law from 1978 to 1979, after which he served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Arizona from 1980 to 1987.

1980

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.

1982

During that time, he was attached to an organized crime task force (1982–1986) and the Civil Division (1986–1987).

1987

After his years as an Assistant United States Attorney, he became a state judge and served on the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two, from 1987 to 1991, and eventually became its vice-chief judge in 1991.

He also served as a judge on the Pima County Superior Court, Criminal Bench, in that year.

1991

Roll was nominated by President George H. W. Bush on September 23, 1991, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona that had been vacated by Alfredo Chavez Marquez.

He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 22, 1991, and received his commission on November 25.

1994

In 1994, Roll was one of several district court judges who held that provisions of the Brady Law violated the Tenth Amendment, a holding upheld by the United States Supreme Court in the related case of Printz v. United States.

2006

Roll was elevated to Chief Judge on May 1, 2006, succeeding Stephen M. McNamee, and served until his death in January 2011.

Roll was succeeded as chief judge by Roslyn O. Silver.

2009

In 2009, Roll ruled that the case Vicente v. Barnett could go forward.

The $32 million lawsuit brought by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) against Arizona rancher Roger Barnett on behalf of 16 Mexican plaintiffs charged that the plaintiffs were assaulted, threatened, and held at gunpoint by Barnett and members of his family.

After Roll's ruling and prompted by several talk-radio programs, he was the subject of hundreds of complaining phone calls and death threats and he and his family were under the protection of the U.S. Marshals Service for a month.

Roll declined to press charges when some of those who made threats were identified.

2011

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.

Roll was born in Pittsburgh to a Roman Catholic family, and grew up in Arizona.

He attended Salpointe Catholic High School in Tucson.

Roll was shot on January 8, 2011, outside a Safeway supermarket in Casas Adobes, Arizona, when Jared Lee Loughner opened fire at a "Congress on Your Corner" event held by Democratic U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords.

Roll had attended Mass earlier that morning and decided only about an hour before the shooting to attend the event.

Surveillance video revealed that Roll was shot in the back after pushing down and shielding Ron Barber, a staffer for Giffords who had just been shot.

Roll died from his injuries, as did five other people.

Thirteen others were injured by gunfire, but survived, including Giffords and Barber; Barber would go on to replace Giffords when she resigned from Congress to recuperate from the injuries sustained in the shooting.

Chief Justice John Roberts issued a statement, memorializing Roll as "a wise jurist who selflessly served Arizona and the nation with great distinction, as attorney and judge, for more than 35 years", adding "his death is a somber reminder of the importance of the rule of law and the sacrifices of those who work to secure it".

Other plaudits came from Senator John McCain, who had recommended Roll for appointment to the federal bench; from Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik; and from Bishop Gerald Kicanas of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson, who noted that Roll was an active parishioner who "lived his faith".

Then-Chief Judge Alex Kozinski of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, whose jurisdiction included Arizona, stated that "Judge Roll was a widely respected jurist, a strong and able leader of his court, and a kind, courteous and sincere gentleman".

President Barack Obama commented on Roll's death in his statement issued after the shooting, noting that Roll "served America's legal system for almost 40 years".

Jared Lee Loughner was charged by federal prosecutors with Roll's murder.

Evidence gathered by federal investigators indicates that Giffords was Loughner's main target.