G.M. "Mike" Osterfeld was first
elected as the Justice of the Peace for the Estrella Mountain precinct
in 1994 and shortly after was appointed by the Town of
Buckeye to serve as the City Magistrate, a position he still
currently holds.
Judge Osterfeld began his criminal justice career with the Phoenix Police Department in 1967. He later moved to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, where he served as a Commander in the Traffic, Investigation and Administrative arms of the department. He was appointed as the Deputy Magistrate for the Avondale City Court in 1992 after retiring from the Department of Public Safety.
Judge Osterfeld is a graduate of Arizona State University, the FBI National Academy and the Arizona Judicial College.
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