The Judicial Branch of Arizona, Maricopa County
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Commissioner Patricia Starr
Work History:
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Current Assignment: Criminal Court |
- 2008 - 2011 - Arizona Death Penalty Judicial Assistance Project, Capital Staff Attorney
- 2002-2003; 2005-2008 - Office of the Arizona Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General
- 1993-2002; 2003-2005 - Maricopa County Attorney's Office Deputy County Attorney
- 1992 - 1993 - The Honorable Jefferson L. Lankford Arizona Court of Appeals, Law Clerk
- Juris Doctor, Maga Cum Laude, University of Arizona College of Law (1992)
- Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences, Magna Cum Laude, University of Arizona (1987)
- Arizona State Bar, admitted 1992
- United States District Court, District Court of Arizona Bar, admitted 1992
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Bar, admitted 2001
- United States Supreme Court Bar, admitted 2003
- Arizona Commission on Judicial Performance Review, 2008-2011
- Wendell Editorial Advisory Board (JCA), 2009-present
- Editorial Board, Arizona Attorney Magazine, 2000-2009
- Former editor/contributor, "Capital Cases" publication, AGACL
- Arizona State Bar Conflict Case Committee, 2002-2003
- Arizona State Bar Committee on Legal Services, 1997-1999
- Maricopa County Attorney's Office Capital Review Committee, 2003-2005
- Maricopa County Attorney's Office Jury Instruction Committee, 1998
