Judges are appointed through a merit process. Judicial candidates are
selected for their legal ability and professional and personal achievements
rather than their mastery of political campaigns.
Applicants for judicial appointment are screened by the Commission on Trial
Court Appointments, a non-partisan committee. The Commission reviews all applications,
interviews candidates and selects finalists whose names are forwarded to the Governor.
The Governor reviews the applications, interviews each finalist and appoints one of them
to the bench.
Superior Court judges in Maricopa County remain in office by the approval of voters in
retention elections. There are no opponents in these elections. Voters cast a "yes" vote
to retain a judge in office. A "no" vote would remove the judge from office. Every two years
each judge undergoes a public review process, including a survey of the judges ability by lawyers,
litigants, jurors and staff. Judges face a retention election every four years.
Judge
Phone
Location
Protocol
Department
Judge
AVELAR, Stasy
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court Judge
Phone
602.372.3542
Location
Central Court Building-7B/702
Protocol
Department
Criminal Court
Judge
BERESKY, Justin
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court Judge
Phone
602.372.5074
Location
Central Court Building-11D/1104
Protocol
Department
Criminal Court
Judge
BRAIN, Mark H.
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court Judge
Phone
602.372.1141
Location
Central Court Building-7C/703
Protocol
Department
Criminal Court
Judge
CAIRO, Sunita
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court Judge
Phone
602.372.6162
Location
Central Court Building-13D/1304
Protocol
Department
Criminal Court
Judge
COVIL, Max
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court Judge
Phone
602.372.0394
Location
South Court Tower-13115/8C
Protocol
Department
Criminal Court
Judge
CULBERTSON, Kristin
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court Judge
Phone
602.372.4762
Location
South Court Tower-13108/7A
Protocol
Department
Criminal Court
Judge
DUNNE, Pamela
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court Judge
Phone
602.372.1983
Location
Central Court Building-7A/701
Protocol
Department
Criminal Court
Judge
EDELSTEIN, Monica
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court Judge
Phone
602.372.0219
Location
South Court Tower-13109/7D
Protocol
Department
Criminal Court
Judge
FISH, Geoffrey
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court Judge
Phone
602.372.1771
Location
South Court Tower-13110/7B
Protocol
Department
Criminal Court
Judge
GREEN, Jennifer E.
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court Judge
Phone
602.506.0438
Location
South Court Tower-13200/5A
Protocol
Department
Criminal Court
Judge
KEMP, Michael
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court Judge
Phone
602.372.0608
Location
South Court Tower-13104/5D
Protocol
Department
Criminal Court
Judge
KIEFER, Joseph
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court Judge
Phone
602.372.6553
Location
South Court Tower-13111/7C
Protocol
Department
Criminal Court
Judge
KREAMER, Joseph
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court Judge
Phone
602.372.1764
Location
South Court Tower-13103/6A
Protocol
Department
Criminal Court
Judge
LABIANCA, Margaret B.
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court Judge
Phone
602.372.1694
Location
Central Court Building-11B/1102
Protocol
Department
Criminal Court
Judge
LANG, Todd
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court Judge
Phone
602.372.2322
Location
Central Court Building-8C/803
Protocol
Department
Criminal Court
Judge
MANDELL, Michael
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court Judge
Phone
602.372.5052
Location
Central Court Building-12A/1201
Protocol
Department
Criminal Court
Judge
MARTIN, Daniel
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court Judge
Phone
602.372.2925
Location
South Court Tower-13105/5C
Protocol
Department
Criminal Court
Judge
MARWIL, Suzanne
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court Judge
Phone
602.372.1828
Location
Central Court Building-11A/1101
Protocol
Department
Criminal Court
Judge
MYERS, Sam
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court Judge
Phone
602.372.2940
Location
South Court Tower-13102/6B
Protocol
Department
Criminal Court
Judge
NICHOLLS, Suzanne
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court Judge
Phone
602.372.0901
Location
Central Court Building-7D/704
Protocol
Department
Criminal Court
Judge
RUETER, Jeffrey
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court Judge
Phone
602.372.5465
Location
South Court Tower-13114/8A
Protocol
Department
Criminal Court
Judge
SCHWARTZ, Aryeh D.
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court Judge
Phone
602.506.3892
Location
Central Court Building-11C/1103
Protocol
Department
Criminal Court
Judge
STARR, Patricia
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court Judge
Phone
602.506.4164
Location
Central Court Building-13A/1301
Protocol
Department
Criminal Court
Judge
WAHLIN, Lisa
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court Judge
Phone
602.372.0859
Location
Central Court Building-8A/801
Protocol
Department
Criminal Court
Judge
WEIN, Kevin
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court Judge
Phone
602.506.7618
Location
South Court Tower-13400/5B
Protocol
Department
Criminal Court
Judge
WESTERHAUSEN, Tracey
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court Judge
Phone
602.506.6251
Location
Central Court Building-13B/1302
Protocol
Department
Criminal Court