Judge Erik THORSON
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Current Assignment:
Tax Presiding/Civil
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Assignment History:
Department:
Tax Court/Civil
Year:
6/2022
Location:
Phoenix
Department:
Civil
Year:
10/2020
Location:
Northeast Regional Court Center
Department:
Juvenile
Year:
1/2018
Location:
Juvenile Court Durango Facility
Work History:
2017 - 2018:
Partner, Snell & Wilmer LLP
2008 - 2017:
Associate, Snell & Wilmer LLP
Education:
- Journalism, Bachelor's Degree, 2004, Arizona State University
- JD, 2008, University of Michigan Law School
Committees/Associations:
- State Bar of Arizona Civil Practice and Procedure Committee (2014 - present)
- Arizona Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules of Evidence (2016 - present)
- Arizona Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules of Evidence, Co-Chair (2019-2024)
- Arizona Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules of Evidence, Chair (2024-present)
- Arizona Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Evidence Retention (2024-2025)
- Arizona Supreme Court Task Force on Rules and Procedure for Special Actions (2023-2024)
- Arizona Supreme Court Task Force on the Arizona Tax Court Rules of Practice, Chair (2024)
- National Conference of State Tax Judges (2022-present)
Community Involvement:
- Assistance League of Phoenix (2014 - 2017)
- Awakening Seed School Parents Association (2014 - 2017)
- University of Michigan Club of Greater Phoenix Board Member and Community Service Day, Chair (2010 - 2017)
- Arizona State University Young Alumni, Board Member (2010 - 2015)
- Arizona Animal Welfare League, Volunteer (2005 - 2006)
- We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution, Volunteer State Competition Judge (2010, 2015)
- Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, Board Member (2014-2017)
- International Association of LGBTQ+ Judges (2024-present)
- High School Mock Trial Coach (2016, 2023-present)