1. Roopali Hardin Desai was born on 1978 and is a Canadian-American lawyer who has served since 2022 as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
13 Facts About Roopali Desai
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Roopali Desai attended the University of Arizona, graduating in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts.
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Roopali Desai worked as an outreach coordinator at a children's advocacy center and earned a Master of Public Health from Arizona in 2001.
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From 2001 to 2002, Desai was director of residential services at a domestic violence shelter.
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Roopali Desai then attended Arizona's James E Rogers College of Law, graduating in 2005 with a Juris Doctor.
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Roopali Desai served as the legal counsel and campaign attorney for Senator Kyrsten Sinema.
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In 2007, Roopali Desai joined the Phoenix law firm Coppersmith Brockelman as an associate, becoming a partner in 2013.
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In 2020, Roopali Desai represented the Arizona Dispensaries Association in advising it on a marijuana legalization campaign.
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On June 15,2022, President Joe Biden nominated Roopali Desai to serve as a United States circuit judge for the Ninth Circuit.
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Roopali Desai received her judicial commission on October 3,2022.
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Roopali Desai became the first South Asian person to serve on the Ninth Circuit.
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Roopali Desai is married to artist and Phoenix College professor Jay Hardin.
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Roopali Desai's brother, Sharad H Desai, is a district judge for the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.