Law Blog Obituary: Arizona Federal Judge, John Roll, 63

Arizona Shooting Suspect Set For Court Appearance
The suspect in a weekend shooting rampage in Tucson, Ariz., that left six dead and Rep. Gabrielle Giffords seriously wounded will make his first court appearance Monday afternoon, where he faces charges of attempted Assassination. Jared Loughner, who allegedly fired a Glock pistol point-blank at the Democratic congresswoman's head before spraying a crowded Supermarket Parking Lot with bullets, was expected to appear in a Phoenix court at 2 p.m. MST (4 p.m. EST). U.S. District Judge John Roll, an...

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Gabrielle Giffords was shot because she is Jewish? From Carl: Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-Az) wasn't shot because she was pro or anti-immigration. She wasn't shot because she voted against Nancy Pelosi for Speaker of the House. She wasn't shot because Sarah Palin targeted her seat in last fall's Elections. And she wasn't shot because she voted for ObamaCare. Gabrielle Giffords was shot because of a much more baseless hatred. Gabrielle Giffords was shot because she is a Jew!

After the violence in Arizona, a truce | Ryan Streeter
Tributes to Gabrielle Giffords outside her district office in Tucson, Arizona. Photograph: Kevin C Cox/Getty Images The psalmist writes (in Psalm 64): "Hide me from the Conspiracy of the wicked, from the plots of evildoers … They shoot from ambush at the innocent; they shoot suddenly, without fear." I would go a step further and invoke the psalmist's use of "evildoers", a word the politically-motivated liked to chide George W Bush for using, but a word fairly straightforward to sc...

Obama to lead moment of silence after shooting
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Obama steps out on the South Lawn of the White House Monday morning, the thoughts of the nation will turn to Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and the other Victims of an Assassination attempt against her. Mr. Obama will lead the nation in a moment of silence to honor the congresswoman and the six people killed and 13 others wounded in Saturday's shooting outside a Tucson Supermarket. "It will be a time for us to come together as a nation in prayer or reflect...

Marshals: We're Taking 'Appropriate Actions' Following Murder Of Federal Judge John Roll
Following the Murder today of Arizona's Chief Federal Judge John McCarthy Roll at the shooting incident in Arizona, a spokesman for the U.S. Marshals Service told TPM the federal agency is taking "appropriate actions to ensure the security of the federal judiciary." "For obvious reasons I cannot discuss any actions we may be taking as a result of the shooting in Arizona," Jeff Carter, Chief of the Office of Public Affairs for the U.S. Marshals Service told TPM in a statement. "What I can tell ...

Judge John Roll among Arizona victims
TUCSON, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- The chief U.S. judge in Arizona, John Roll, was one of the six people killed in a weekend Shooting Spree that injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, Ariz. Roll, 64, died of gunshot wounds Saturday outside a Safeway Supermarket when a 22-year-old man opened fire on the congresswoman and killed six people and injured 13, The New York Times reported. Roll, who was provided protection by the U.S. Marshals Service after death threats during a 2009 case involving Mexicans s...

A clear nut-burger does it again! The Arizona Shooting
By Jon A. Underwood, CBPO Ret. Just what law abiding, gun owner’s need, an alleged Iraq or Afghan Vet, (yet to be verified) opens fire at an outreach hosted by an US representative for Arizona, located at a shopping center. The Representative of Congressional District 8, Gabrielle (gabby) Gifford was shot. A staunch supporter of a secure border, anti-smuggling, and the Second Amendment. Against SB1070, but not a supporter of Amnesty, nor of the filing of the Federal Lawsuit initiated by the ...

Death of a nation
The tragic shootings in Arizona that left six people — including a child and a Federal Judge — dead and Congresswoman Gabriellle Giffords fighting for her life highlights on one one hand just how violence-pr0ne political debate and Rhetoric has become in our nation. On the other, it showcases the fine line between passion and violence. Political debate is no longer just that — debate. Debate has been replaced by shouting matches, punctuated by threats. Opponents become “t...

After the Tucson Shootings, the Old Gun Debate Gets New Urgency
Among the many details emerging about alleged Tucson shooter Jared Loughner are his economic views, and it seems he agreed with the End-the-Fed crowd. According to the The New York Times, he told a college classmate that he was against The Dollar and wanted to replace it. In that, Loughner and Ron Paul (R-Texas) are on the same page, not that Paul has any connection to what Loughner did. But as commentators have been pointing out repeatedly since the tragic shootings, the tone of today's poli...

Clerk: Judge John Roll 'greatly dedicated to his family,' 'family of his staff"
Arizona shooting Six people were killed and 14 others wounded, including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona. A photo of U.S. District Judge John Roll sits at a makeshift memorial....

Obama leads moment of silence for shooting victims
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has presided over a national moment of silence for severely injured Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and the people who were killed during an Assassination attempt against her. On the White House South Lawn, Obama was joined by First Lady Michelle Obama and White House staff members on a cold morning. The moment was marked at the U.S. Capitol and elsewhere around a nation still coming to grips with the tragedy. Giffords is in intensive care at a Tusc...

Democratic Rep to Offer Legislation That Would Make it a Federal Crime to Threaten Members of Congress
Rep. Robert Brady, D-Pennsylvania, said he will introduce Legislation making it a federal crime for a person to use language or symbols that could be perceived as threatening or inciting violence against a Member of Congress or federal official. Brady's decision to offer the Legislation comes less than 24 hours after a gunman attempted to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Arizona, in a shooting that claimed the lives of a Federal Judge, and a nine year-old girl, among others. "The presiden...

RIP, Judge John Roll
RIP, Judge John Roll A news release posted at the U.S. District Court of Arizona: The U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona has suffered a grievous loss today with the untimely death of Chief Judge John M. Roll, who was shot and killed when a gunman opened fire on a crowd at an event hosted by Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, Arizona. Judge Roll was appointed to the federal bench in 1991, and served as chief judge of the district since 2006. The devoted husband, father of ...

Liberal Newspaper Seizes Gun Control Moment, Blames Republicans for Stoking Anger
Monday, January 10, 2011 By Susan Jones (CNSNews.com) - The Tucson gunman "appears to be mentally ill," The New York Times editorialized on Monday, and his erratic behavior and wild ravings "place him well beyond the usual ideological categories." Although it would be "facile and mistaken" to attribute Jared Loughner's shooting rampage directly to Republicans or Tea Party members, "it is legitimate to hold Republicans and particularly their most virulent supporters in the media responsible ...

Thumbnail sketches of victims in Tucson shooting
John Roll, 63: Named Arizona's chief Federal Judge in 2006, U.S. District Judge Roll won acclaim for a career as a respected jurist and leader who pushed to beef up the court's strained bench to handle a growing number of border-related cases. Roll was appointed to the federal bench in 1991 by President George H.W. Bush. Christina Taylor Green, 9: Even though she was only 9, the third-grader already was an aspiring politician. Her parents say Christina had just been elected to the Student counc...

The Six Victims Killed in Saturday's Shooting
As the investigation continues into 22-year-old Jared Lee Loughner, the main suspect in the Tucson shooting of Congresswoman Giffords, Dean Reynolds reports on the other Victims. Rep. Giffords Heavily Sedated after Attack (CBS/ AP) From a judge to a janitor, the victims killed in Saturday's shooting in Tucson, Ariz., targeting Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords were all caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. CBS News correspondent Dean Reynolds reports that C.J. Karamargin, Giffords' commun...

This Week: In Memoriam
This Week with Christiane Amanpour notes the passings of the Victims of the Tucson shooting: Dorwin Stoddard, Judge John Roll, Phyllis Scheck, Gabriel Zimmerman, Dorothy Murray, Christina Taylor Green. According to iCasualties, the total number of allied service members killed in Iraq is 4,750; in Afghanistan, 2,293, of which 154 are Canadian. During this same period, Iraq Body Count lists 41 Iraqi civilians killed....

Arizona's chief fed judge among shooting victims
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - U.S. District Judge John M. Roll, the chief Federal Judge for Arizona, died Saturday, a Victim of a Mass Shooting. Roll was 63. Roll was shot while attending an event for constituents held by U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was badly wounded in the shooting. Roll was appointed to the federal bench in 1991 by President George H.W. Bush. Roll previously served as a state trial judge and as a judge on the midlevel Arizona Court of appeals. He previously worked as a county a...

Arizona's chief fed judge among shooting victims
(01-08) 21:38 PST Tucson, Ariz. (AP) -- Named Arizona's chief Federal Judge in 2006, U.S. District Judge John M. Roll won wide acclaim for a career as a respected jurist and leader who had pushed to beef up the court's strained bench to handle a growing number of border crime-related cases. His death Saturday, at the hands of gunman apparently intent on assassinating Arizona U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, stunned those who mourned the loss of a devoted, talented and gentle man. "I have never me...

Federal Judge: Liberal Sheriff, Media Exploiting Attack
"He should be strung up." The speaker: one very angry Federal Judge furious at the cynicism displayed by both Arizona Sheriff Clarence Dupnik and the Mainstream Media in the shootings that took the life of one federal judge, wounded Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and killed or wounded 17 others. The judge, a personal friend of the murdered Federal Judge John Roll, declined to be cited by name but was brimming with anger at what he termed the "cynicism and downright evil" of the liberal medi...

Federal Judge and Girl, 9, Among Rampage Victims
Like this Story? Share it: Katie Couric discusses the current state of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz. as well as her chance of survival with orthopedic surgeon Dr. Peter DeNoble. Katie Couric and CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford discuss the life and death of Federal Judge John McCarthy Roll who was fatally wounded in the Tuscon, Ariz. shooting that critically injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Katie Couric and Karen Brown give an update on the current status of the Tuscon, Ariz. s...

Reports: Judge Roll Received Death Threats
(CBS) Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1991, Federal Judge John McCarthy Roll was shot and killed today when an assailant opened fire in a Safeway Parking Lot in Ariz., where Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz. was meeting with constituents. The Arizona Republic reported in July 2009 that Roll once logged more than 200 callers in one afternoon after the ruling that yielded death threats against the judge and his family. A security protection detail provided by the Marshals Service follo...

DHS Memo Suggests Jared Loughners Motiviation Might Have Been Anti-Semitism
The mystery surrounding the motivation of Jared Loughner might be starting to clear up. According to numerous reports, the alleged assailant in the weekend shooting in Arizona has not cooperated with authorities, but a reported memo from the Department of Homeland Security procured by Fox News’ Jennifer Griffin provides some clues.On her Greta Wire blog, Fox News host Greta Van Susteren published the DHS memo which suggests that Loughner might be be linked to an “anti-Semitic” ...

N.C. delegation reacts to Giffords shooting; Shuler plans to carry gun more often
In light of the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Politico reports that North Carolina Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) said in the future, he will take extra precautions of his own during public events: “After the Elections, I let my guard down. Now I know I need to have [my gun] on me. We’re going to need to do a much better job of with security at these events.” Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) reacted on her Twitter account, “Distressed about Shooting of Rep. Giffords. A...

Libertarian Party condemns shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords
Mark Hinkle, Chair of the Libertarian Party, issued a statement condemning the shooting of Congressional Representative Gabrielle Giffords, and others in Tucson, Arizona. According to reports, Federal Judge John Roll and five others were killed in the shooting, and several others were seriously wounded. “The Libertarian Party condemns the shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords and others today. We are saddened by the loss of life, the suffering of those who survived the shooting, an...