Honorable Stephen M McNamee

Senior United States District Judge

US District Court, District of Arizona

The Honorable Stephen M. McNamee was appointed to the United States District Court for the District of Arizona in 1990 by President George H. W. Bush. He presided as Chief District Judge for the District of Arizona from August 1999 through April 2006. Judge McNamee currently serves as a Senior United States District Judge, and he serves as needed as a judge by designation on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Prior to being appointed to the federal bench by President George H.W. Bush, he served as the United States Attorney for the District of Arizona, from 1985 to 1990, after serving as an Assistant United States Attorney from 1971 to 1985. Judge McNamee received his Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Degree from the University of Cincinnati and his Master of Arts and Juris Doctor Degrees from the University of Arizona. During his judicial tenure he has received numerous awards for his service, including the State Bar’s Outstanding Jurist Award and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law. In 2019, he was awarded the Judicial Civic Education Award, presented by the American Lawyers Alliance (an American Bar Association-related organization).