Jennifer Guerin Zipps

Jennifer Guerin Zipps (née Pifer; born October 20, 1964) is an American lawyer who serves as the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Zipps formerly served as a United States magistrate judge of the same court from 2005 to 2011.

Early life and education

Born in Ashland, Ohio, Zipps earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1986 from the University of Arizona and a Juris Doctor in 1990 from Georgetown University Law Center. From 1990 until 1991, she served as a law clerk for Judge William Canby of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Career

From 1991 until 1995, Zipps worked as a litigation associate for the firm Molloy, Jones & Donahue in Tucson, Arizona. On September 8, 2011, the Senate Judiciary Committee reported her nomination to the Senate floor by voice vote. The United States Senate confirmed Zipps by unanimous consent on October 3, 2011. She received her judicial commission on October 5, 2011. She became chief judge on October 21, 2024.