Roslyn Elaine Olson Silver (born February 28, 1946) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. She served as a Chief Judge for the district from 2011 to 2013.
Roslyn O. Silver
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Born 1946 in Phoenix, AZ
FJC ID: 1681
- Gender
- Female
- Race
- White
Prior employment
District of ArizonaAssistant U.S. attorney · 1980–1984, 1986–1994- ↳chief, Criminal Division · 1989–1994
- State of ArizonaAssistant attorney general · 1984–1986
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionTrial attorney · 1979–1980
- Private practice, Phoenix, Arizona1972–1974, 1978–1979
- Greyhound CorporationIn-house labor counsel · 1976–1978
- Arizona Supreme CourtLaw clerk , Hon. Lorna Lockwood · 1971–1972
- Education Division, Native American Rights Fund, Navajo Nation, 1974-76Advisor and litigator
Appointments
1994–2013 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)
Education
- Arizona State University College of Law (now Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law)J.D. · 1971
- University of California, Santa BarbaraB.A. · 1968