Steven Paul Logan

Steven Paul Logan
File:Judge Steven Paul Logan.jpg
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
Incumbent
Assumed office May 16, 2014
Appointed by	Barack Obama
Preceded by	James A. Teilborg
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
In office 2012–2014
Personal details
Born	(1965-12-23) December 23, 1965 Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Education	University of Louisville (BS) University of Oklahoma (JD) National University (MA)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1989–2016
Rank	File:US-O6 insignia.svg Colonel
Battles/wars	Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom
Awards	File:Bronze Star Medal ribbon.svg Bronze Star Medal File:Combat Action Ribbon.svg Combat Action Ribbon

Steven Paul Logan (born December 23, 1965) is an American lawyer and judge serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. He is a former United States magistrate judge of the same court.

Education and military service

Judge Logan is a 23-year veteran of the United States Marine Corps, retired with the rank of colonel. He served on the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals and served during two deployments in Iraq and one deployment in Afghanistan. He also spent six years as a military trial judge. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Combat Action Ribbon for his second tour of duty in Iraq. Judge Logan received his B.S. from the University of Louisville in 1988 and his J.D. in 1992 from the University of Oklahoma College of Law.

Career

From 1999 to 2010, Logan served as an assistant United States attorney with the United States Department of Justice. As a Federal Prosecutor, he was a member of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) unit. He was responsible for prosecuting national and international drug trafficking and racketeering organizations. From 2010 to 2012, he served as a United States immigration judge in the District of Arizona. From January 2012 until May 16, 2014, he served as a United States magistrate judge in the District of Arizona.

Federal judicial service

On September 19, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Logan to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Logan was nominated by President Obama after consultation with Republican Senators John McCain and Jeff Flake. On January 27, 2014, Logan appeared in Washington, D.C. before the United States Senate for his confirmation hearing. On February 27, 2014, his nomination was reported out of the committee by voice vote. On May 12, 2014, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed for cloture on the nomination. On Wednesday May 14, 2014 the Senate voted on the motion to invoke cloture by a 58–37 vote. Later that day, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by a 96–0 vote. Logan received his judicial commission on May 16, 2014.

See also

• List of African-American federal judges
• List of African-American jurists

External links

• Steven Paul Logan at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• Steven Paul Logan at Ballotpedia