Roopali Desai

Desai is a partner at Coppersmith Brockelman PLC in Phoenix, Arizona, where she has practiced since 2007. Born in Toronto, Canada to East Indian parents, Roopali H. Desai settled with her family in Phoenix, Arizona as a child. She is a triple graduate with honors of the University of Arizona, earning her B.A. in 2000, M.P.H. in 2001, and J.D. in 2005. June 15, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Roopali H. Desai to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to the seat being vacated by Judge Andrew D. Hurwitz. Desai is the mother of three daughters and has been married to her husband for 20 years.