Commissioner Michele LAWSON

Current Assignment: Juvenile Department Juvenile Court Durango Facility

Assignment History:

Department: Juvenile Year: 8/2023 Location: Juvenile Court Durango Facility

Work History:

2022 - 2023:	Trial Attorney, Maricopa County Public Defender's Office
2019 - 2022:	Capital Staff Attorney, Arizona Death Penalty Judicial Assistance Project
2013 - 2019:	Capital Post-Conviction Attorney, Maricopa County Offices of Legal and Public Advocate
2005 - 2013:	Capital Trial Attorney, Maricopa County Legal Defender's Office
2000 - 2005:	Trial Attorney, Maricopa County Legal and Public Defender's Offices
1999 - 2000:	Associate, Streich Lang, LLP, Phoenix
1997 - 1999:	Trial Attorney, Maricopa County Public Defender's Office
1995 - 1997:	Law Clerk, The Honorable Cecil Patterson, Arizona Court of Appeals
1993 - 1994:	Legal Intern, The Honorable Stanley Sporkin, United States District Court, District of Columbia

Education:

• Juris Doctorate, 1994, Howard University
• Bachelor of Art, 1991, Arizona State University

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