G. Murray Snow
{{Short description|American judge (born 1959)}}
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| office = Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
| term_start = October 21, 2024
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| office1 = Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
| term_start1 = September 4, 2018
| term_end1 = October 21, 2024
| predecessor1 = Raner Collins
| successor1 = Jennifer Zipps
| office2 = Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
| term_start2 = July 23, 2008
| term_end2 = October 21, 2024
| appointer2 = George W. Bush
| predecessor2 = Stephen M. McNamee
| successor2 = Sharad H. Desai
| office3 = Judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals
| term_start3 = 2002
| term_end3 = 2008
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| birth_name = Grant Murray Snow
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| birth_place = Boulder City, Nevada, U.S.
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| residence = Chandler, Arizona
| education = Brigham Young University (BA, JD)
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Grant Murray Snow (born October 20, 1959) is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Snow was previously a state court judge on the Arizona Court of Appeals from 2002 to 2008.
Early life and education
Snow was born in Boulder City, Nevada. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brigham Young University in 1984. He received a Juris Doctor from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University in 1987.
Career
Snow started his legal career as a law clerk for Judge Stephen H. Anderson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit from 1987 to 1988. He was in private practice in Phoenix, Arizona, from 1988 to 2002. He was a judge on the Arizona Court of Appeals from 2002 to 2008.
=Federal judicial service=
Snow was nominated by President George W. Bush on December 11, 2007, to a seat vacated by Stephen M. McNamee. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 26, 2008. He received his commission on July 23, 2008. He served as chief judge from 2018 to 2024. He assumed senior status on October 21, 2024.{{FJC Bio|nid=1392746|inline=yes}}
=Notable cases=
On May 24, 2013, Snow ruled that the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO), and Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and committed acts of racial profiling against Hispanics.{{Cite web |url=http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2013/images/05/25/arpaio.case.pdf |title=PDF of Judge Snow's ruling|date=May 24, 2013|access-date=May 25, 2013}} The judge will also preside over the United States Department of Justice's lawsuit to gain access to MCSO's documents and facilities, as part of the department's investigation of alleged discrimination in MCSO's police practices and jail operations.{{Cite web|url=http://ktar.com/category/local-news-articles/20100920/Judge-picked-for-records-lawsuit-against-sheriff/ |title=Judge picked for records lawsuit against sheriff |date=September 20, 2010 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=Bonneville International. |access-date=September 30, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719095540/http://ktar.com/category/local-news-articles/20100920/Judge-picked-for-records-lawsuit-against-sheriff/ |archive-date=July 19, 2011 }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/September/10-crt-993.html |title=Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Maricopa County Sheriff's Office For Refusing Full Cooperation With Title VI Investigation |date=September 2, 2010 |work=The United States Department of Justice |access-date=September 30, 2010}} On January 15, 2015, he announced that he would be bringing civil contempt charges against the MCSO, with a hearing to be held in April,{{Cite web |url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2015/01/16/arpaio-federal-contempt-hearing-april-abrk/21869887/|title=Judge: Arpaio will face contempt hearing in April|author=Megan Cassidy|date=January 16, 2015|access-date=January 17, 2015}} and on August 19, 2016, as one result of those proceedings, he issued an order requesting that the United States Attorney for the Arizona district prosecute Arpaio and three of his MCSO associates for criminal contempt.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/20/us/arpaio-criminal-contempt-charges-referral/index.html/|title=Judge seeks criminal contempt charges against Sheriff Joe Arpaio|author=Kimberly Hutcherson|website=CNN |date=August 20, 2016|access-date=August 20, 2016}}
References
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- {{FJC Bio|nid=1392746}}
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Category:Brigham Young University alumni
Category:J. Reuben Clark Law School alumni
Category:Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
Category:People from Boulder City, Nevada
Category:Politicians from Tempe, Arizona
Category:United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush