Commissioner Sigmund POPKO


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

Current Assignment:

Criminal Department Phoenix

Assignment History:

Department:
Criminal
Year:
6/2025
Location:
Phoenix
 
Department:
Juvenile
Year:
5/2021
Location:
Juvenile Court Southeast Facility in Mesa
 
Department:
Lower Court of Appeals
Year:
1/2018
Location:
Phoenix
 
Department:
IA Court
Year:
1/2015
Location:
Phoenix
 

Work History:

2015 - Present: 
Commissioner, Superior Court 
2001 - 2015: 
Clinical Professor, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, ASU 
1994 - 2001: 
Assistant Federal Public Defender , Federal Public Defender's Office 
1989 - 1994: 
Associate, Meyer, Hendricks, Victor, Osborn & Maledon 
1988 - 1989: 
Judicial Law Clerk to Vice-Chief Justice Stanley G Feldman, Arizona Supreme Court 

Education:

  • Juris Doctorate, 1987, University of Arizona
  • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, 1984, University of Arizona