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John Roll was born on February 8, 1947 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States and was credited as a lawyer and judge. John Roll died on January 8, 2011 at the age of 63. Education on record includes Salpointe Catholic High School and James E. Rogers College of Law.
My Take
John Roll is a name I think deserves to be remembered with care. A Pittsburgh-born lawyer who rose to chief judge of Arizona's federal district court, he spent his life inside the machinery of justice. His assassination in 2011 still unsettles me deeply, because there is something profoundly wrong about a man who upheld the law being taken by violence. I cannot write a breezy take on a life that ended that way. Instead I want simply to acknowledge his service and the dignity of the work he did, and to record his name here with the respect it is owed.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- John Roll
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョン・ロール
- Reading
- じょん・ろーる
- Born
- February 8, 1947 – January 8, 2011
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Boar
- Origin
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Occupation
- lawyer / judge
2. Background
- High school
- Salpointe Catholic High School
- University
- James E. Rogers College of Law
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Roll
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q609493
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was John Roll born?
Born February 8, 1947.
When did John Roll die?
Died January 8, 2011, aged 63.
Where was John Roll from?
John Roll was from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
What did John Roll do?
John Roll worked as lawyer, judge.
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