Seal of the Superior Court in Maricopa County, State of Arizona

Current Assignment:

Civil Department Northeast Regional Court Center

Assignment History:

Department:
Civil
Year:
6/2023
Location:
Northeast Regional Court Center
 
Department:
Juvenile
Year:
6/2018
Location:
Northeast Regional Court Center
 
Department:
Criminal
Year:
6/2015
Location:
Phoenix
 
Department:
Civil
Year:
6/2012
Location:
Northeast Regional Court Center
 
Department:
Family Court
Year:
6/2008
Location:
Phoenix
 
Department:
Criminal
Year:
10/2005
Location:
Phoenix
 

Work History:

2005 - Present: 
Judge, Superior Court in Maricopa County 
2001 - 2005: 
Trial Counsel & Appellate Counsel, Office of the Feberal Public Defender, Phoenix 
2000 - 2001: 
Associate Attorney, Quarles & Brady, Phoenix 
1999 - 2000: 
Assistant Professor of Law, University of Mississippi School of Law , Oxford, Mississippi 
1998 - 1999: 
Visiting Associate Professor of Law, Civil Law School Clinic, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 
1991 - 1993: 
Associate, Lewis & Roca, Phoenix 

Education:

  • J.D. , Summa Cum Laude, Order of the Coif, 1989, University of Arizona College of Law
  • Bachelor's, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1985, Arizona State University

Community Involvement:

  • Adjunct professor at Arizona State University's College of Law and University of Arizona's College of Law