Susan Marie Skibba Brnovich (born June 6, 1968) is a

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of the

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Biography

Brnovich earned her

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, and

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from the

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. Brnovich began her legal career serving as a prosecutor with the

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Attorney's Office. During her eight years as a prosecutor, Brnovich tried 49 jury trials and one bench trial. In 2003, she became a commissioner on the Maricopa County Superior Court, where she presided over numerous criminal jury trials over the next five years. Brnovich was appointed by

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as a trial court judge in January 2009 and was retained by voters in both 2012 and 2016. As a state judge, Brnovich presided over approximately 100 trials. Her state court service ended in 2018 upon her elevation to the federal judiciary. Brnovich has been a member of the

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since 2011.United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Susan Brnovich
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Federal judicial service

On January 23, 2018, President

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announced his intent to nominate Brnovich to an undetermined seat on the

. On January 24, 2018, her nomination was sent to the

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. She was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Neil V. Wake, who assumed senior status on July 5, 2016. On May 9, 2018, a hearing on her nomination was held before the

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. Her nomination was reported out of committee on June 7, 2018, by

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. On October 11, 2018, her nomination was confirmed by

. She received her judicial commission on October 23, 2018.

Personal life

Brnovich is married to the United States ambassador to Serbia,

Mark Brnovich Mark Brnovich (born 1966) is an American attorney and politician who was the 26th Attorney General of Arizona from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he was an unsuccessful candidate for its nomination in the 2022 U.S. Senate ele ...

. They have two children.

Electoral history

;2012 ;2016

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