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

Current Assignment:

Civil Department Phoenix

Assignment History:

Department:
Civil
Year:
6/2020
Location:
Phoenix
 
Department:
Criminal
Year:
6/2018
Location:
Phoenix
 
Department:
Civil
Year:
6/2014
Location:
Northeast Regional Court Center
 
Department:
Family Court
Year:
6/2011
Location:
Southeast Facility in Mesa
 
Department:
Criminal
Year:
9/2008
Location:
Phoenix
 
Department:
Juvenile
Year:
11/2005
Location:
Juvenile Court Durango Facility
 

Work History:

2005 - Present: 
Judge, Superior Court in Maricopa County 
1998 - 2006: 
Attorney, Hoidal & Hannah, Phoenix 
1991 - 1998: 
Assistant Federal Public Defender, U.S. Public Defenders Office, Phoenix 
1989 - 1991: 
Staff Attorney, Arizona Capital Representation Project, Tempe 
1985 - 1989: 
Attorney, Meyer, Hendricks, Victor, Osborn & Maledon, Phoenix 
1984 - 1985: 
Law Clerk, Hon. William C. Canby Jr., Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals , Phoenix 

Education:

  • J.D., 1984, University of Arizona College of Law
  • B.A., 1980, Pomona College, Claremont CA.

Committees/Associations:

  • Sandra Day O'Connor Inn of Court
  • Ninth Circuit Jury Improvement Committee

Community Involvement:

  • Past Chair, Arizona State Bar Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct
  • Former Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Arizona and Arizona State University