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USD Law Alumnus Larry A. Burns to Preside Over Jared Loughner Trial

USD School of Law alumnus and U.S. District Judge Larry A. Burns ’79 was appointed Wednesday to preside over the case of Jared Loughner, the Tucson man accused of shooting Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killing a federal judge and five others. The 56-year-old Burns was named to the case after all the federal judges in Arizona recused themselves to avoid the appearance they could not be impartial in a trial of Loughner.

In 2006, Judge Burns was a judge for the final round of USD's prestigious Paul A. McLennon, Sr. Honors Moot Court Competition.

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