Quick Facts
Biography
Scott Hugh Rash (born 1963) is a state court judge from Arizona who is a nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.
Education
Rash earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with highest honors, from the University of Arizona in 1981 and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1985.
Legal career
Early in his career, Rash served as an Assistant Attorney General of Criminal Prosecution in the Office of the Arizona Attorney General. He was a shareholder at Gabroy, Rollman, & Bossé in Tucson, Arizona, where his practice focused on civil litigation matters.
State court service
Since 2010, Rash has been a Judge on the Arizona Superior Court in Pima County, where he is the Presiding Family Law Judge.
Nomination to district court
On September 12, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Rash to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. On October 15, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Rash to the seat vacated by Judge Cindy K. Jorgenson, who took senior status on April 6, 2018. A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on December 4, 2019. On January 16, 2020, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 16–6 vote. His nomination is currently pending before the full United States Senate.
Memberships
He has been a member of the Federalist Society since 2018.