White Collar Criminal Defense Litigation in Phoenix

U.S. District Court — District of Arizona

U.S. District Court — District of Arizona

401 W Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85003

Federal fraud offenses arising in Phoenix are prosecuted in the District of Arizona (D. Ariz.). Jurisdiction is statutory: “The district courts of the United States shall have original jurisdiction, exclusive of the courts of the States, of all offenses against the laws of the United States.” (18 U.S.C. § 3231).

The district structure is set by 28 U.S.C. § 82 (law.cornell.edu): “Court shall be held at Flagstaff, Globe, Phoenix, Prescott, Tucson, and Yuma.” The Ninth Circuit hears appeals from the District of Arizona, and the D. Ariz. court website publishes local rules and case-location information.

Circuit assignment under 28 U.S.C. § 41: “Ninth Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Guam, Hawaii.”

Primary sources

• 28 U.S.C. § 82 — Arizona (law.cornell.edu). Verbatim: “Court shall be held at Flagstaff, Globe, Phoenix, Prescott, Tucson, and Yuma.”
• 28 U.S.C. § 41 — Number and composition of circuits (law.cornell.edu). Verbatim: “Ninth Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Guam, Hawaii.”
• 18 U.S.C. § 3231 — District courts (law.cornell.edu). Verbatim: “The district courts of the United States shall have original jurisdiction, exclusive of the courts of the States, of all offenses against the laws of the United States.”
• 18 U.S.C. § 1344 — Bank fraud (law.cornell.edu). Verbatim: “shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both.”
• 18 U.S.C. § 3282 — Offenses not capital (law.cornell.edu). Verbatim: “Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, no person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any offense, not capital, unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted within five years next after such offense shall have been committed.”