Judicial Biographies >Commissioners Commissioner Eartha K. Washington

Current Assignment: Family Court

Assignment History:

• 02/2011 - Present - Family Court
• 02/2008 - 02/2011 - Special Assignment
• 02/2005 - 02/2008 - Criminal Court

Work History:

• 2005 - Present - Commissioner Superior Court in Maricopa County
• 2000 - 2005 - Deputy County Attorney, Maricopa County Attorney's Office
• 1998 - 1999 - Law-trained Bailiff, Superior Court in Maricopa County
• 1997 - 1998 - Legal Assistant, Arizona State University Legal Assistance Office
• 03/1997 - 05/1997 - Law Clerk, Community Legal Services

Education:

• Juris Doctorate, Arizona State University College of Law (1998)
• Bachelor's degree, Justice Studies, Grand Canyon University (1995)
• 1990 - 1992 - Attended, Mary Baldwin College, (Staunton, Va.)

Committees/Associations:

• Horace Rumpole Inn of Court, Member, 2005 to the present: President 2011-2012

Community Involvement:

• Habitat for Humanity 2005-present
• Community Advisor with Aid to Adoption of Special Kids (AASK), January 2010 to December 2011
• Court of Appeals Connecting with the Community High School Oral Argument Program, Maryvale High School, March 4, 2010
• Judge for Phoenix Law School Mock Arguments, May 2, 2009 and December 5, 2009
• Arizona State University's Mock Trial Judge, Tempe, Arizona, December 4, 2007 and January 2011