Federal judiciary
Roslyn O. Silver
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- William J. ClintonDemocratic
- Seat
- AZD0702
- Nominated
- Sept. 14, 1994
- Committee hearing
- Sept. 28, 1994
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Oct. 5, 1994
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- Oct. 7, 1994
- Commissioned
- Oct. 11, 1994
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Chief Judge from
- Jan. 1, 2011until Jan. 1, 2013
- Senior status
- Sept. 3, 2013
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Aug. 20, 2025panel identified Sat on the panel in Sneed v. Talphera, Inc.
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Aug. 12, 2025panel identified Sat on the panel in Wyatt B. v. Kotek
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Dec. 6, 2024panel identified Sat on the panel in Kim Martinez v. Zoominfo Technologies, Inc.
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Dec. 27, 2023panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Benjamin Galecki
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July 5, 2023
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Dec. 27, 2022panel identified Sat on the panel in KEVIN CHEN V. ALBANY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
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Nov. 18, 2021panel identified Sat on the panel in Vincent Fried v. Wynn Las Vegas, LLC
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Dec. 29, 2020panel identified Sat on the panel in Angelina Nunes v. Carrie Stephens
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Nov. 20, 2020opinion issued Dissented in Jorge Rico v. Clark Ducart
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Sept. 19, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in Pit River Tribe v. Blm
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sneed v. Talphera, Inc. | 24-3560 | Decided | Aug. 20, 2025 | |
| Wyatt B. v. Kotek | 24-4689 | Decided | Aug. 12, 2025 | |
| Kim Martinez v. Zoominfo Technologies, Inc. | 22-35305 | Decided | Dec. 6, 2024 | |
| United States v. Benjamin Galecki | 20-10288 | Decided | Dec. 27, 2023 | |
| Gloria Johnson v. City of Grants Pass | 20-35752 | Decided | July 5, 2023 | Authored |
| KEVIN CHEN V. ALBANY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT | 20-16540 | Decided | Dec. 27, 2022 | |
| Vincent Fried v. Wynn Las Vegas, LLC | 20-15710 | Decided | Nov. 18, 2021 | |
| Angelina Nunes v. Carrie Stephens | 19-16815 | Decided | Dec. 29, 2020 | |
| Jorge Rico v. Clark Ducart | 19-15541 | Decided | Nov. 20, 2020 | Authored |
| Pit River Tribe v. Blm | 17-15616 | Decided | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Writing | Gloria Johnson v. City of Grants Pass | Ninth Circuit | July 5, 2023 |
| Dissent | Jorge Rico v. Clark Ducart | Ninth Circuit | Nov. 20, 2020 |