Judicial Biographies >Commissioners Commissioner Virginia Richter

Current Assignment: 06/2010 to present - Criminal

Assignment History:

• 06/2008 - 06/2010 - Criminal - Initial Appearance Court
• 06/2007 - 06/2008 - Civil, Probate and Family
• 06/2006 - 06/2007 - Criminal - Initial Pretrial Conference
• 09/2003 - 06/2006 - Criminal - Probation Violation Center
• 04/2003 - 09/2003 - Criminal - Early Disposition Court
• 07/2002 - 04/2003 - Criminal - Initial Appearance Court

Work History:

• 2002 - Present - Commissioner, Maricopa County Superior Court
• 1998 - 2002 - Assistant Attorney General, Arizona Attorney General's Office
• 1981 - 1988 - Associate, Smith & Feola, P.C.
• 1980 - 1981 - Assistant City Prosecutor, City of Phoenix

Education:

• Juris Doctor, Arizona State University (1980)
• Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University (1976)

Committees/Associations:

• Maricopa County Superior Court, Sentencing and Probation Committee
• Maricopa County Superior Court, Specialty Courts Committee
• Arizona Judges Association
• Member, Past Chair and Executive Council Member, Juvenile Law Section, Arizona State Bar
• Past Chair, Maricopa County Juvenile Practice Committee
• Past member, Arizona Attorney General's Open Meeting Law Enforcement Team
• Past member, Appellate Advocacy Section, Arizona State Bar
• Interagency Child Review Task Force
• Past member and Chairman, Protocol Subcommittee, State Child Fatality Review Team
• Past member, Maricopa County Child Fatality Review Team
• Member, Curriculum Development Committee, Arizona Center for Law Related Education and Arizona
• Supreme Court, Series on "Rights of Juveniles, Past, Present and Future"

Community Involvement:

• Volunteer Judge, Arizona High School Mock Trial Program, State and Regional Competition
• Volunteer Judge, National Adoption Day
• Volunteer Judge, Xavier Invitational Mock Trial Competition
• Volunteer, Phoenix Child Crisis Nursery
• Member, Xavier Mothers' Guild
• Correspondence Secretary and Civics Co-Chair, 2006 Phoenix Honors Cotillion
• Member, Brophy Mothers' Guild