Michael Daly Hawkins (born February 12, 1945) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the

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Early life and education

Born in

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, Hawkins received his

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degree and Juris Doctor from Arizona State University and Arizona State University College of Law in 1967 and 1970, respectively, and his

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from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1998.

Professional career

Hawkins previously had been a partner in the Phoenix law firm of Daughton Hawkins Brockelman Guinan & Patterson while in private practice from 1980 until 1994. He was the

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for Arizona from 1977 until 1980, and was a Special Prosecutor for the

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from 1985 through 1989. He also served in the

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as a Special Courts Martial Military Judge from 1970 until 1973. He served in private practice from 1973 until 1976.

Federal judicial service

Hawkins was nominated by President

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on July 13, 1994, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge Thomas Tang. He was confirmed by the

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on September 14, 1994, and received commission on September 15, 1994. He assumed

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on February 12, 2010.

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