Samuel A. Thumma
Chair, Arizona Commission on Access to Justice
Judge, Arizona Court of Appeals
Division One
State Courts Building
1501 West Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007-3329
[email protected]
Telephone: (602) 452-6700

The Arizona Commission on Access to Justice has authorized Judge Sam Thumma, Chair, to submit this comment in support of Petition R-24-0029.

Maxine M. Becker, Arizona Bar. No. 019951
Wildfire: Igniting Community Action to End Poverty in Arizona
340 E. Palm Lane, Suite 315
Phoenix, Arizona 85004
[email protected]
Telephone: 602-832-7839


Petition R-24-0029 requests this Court to authorize the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) employees to represent alleged victims of discrimination during the Arizona Attorney General’s Civil Rights Division of the fair housing investigations, mediations, and conciliations. Amending Rule 31.3(e) of the Arizona Supreme Court will allow Arizona FHIP employees, who possess specialized knowledge and training, and are subject to appropriate oversight, to assist Arizonans who may have experienced housing discrimination. This rule revision will open up access to justice for Arizonans who cannot afford private counsel by providing the opportunity to work with an experienced advocate who will assist them with complicated court processes and fair housing laws.

Joseph Falcon-Freeman, SBN 036798
DISABILITY RIGHTS ARIZONA
4539 E. Ft. Lowell Rd,
Tucson, AZ 85712
Telephone: 520-327-9547
Fax: 520-884-0992
[email protected]

Comments of Disability Rights Arizona (DRAZ) in support of the Petition are attached.

Jay Young
5425 E Broadway Blvd
PO Box 297
Tucson, AZ 85711
520-833-3396
[email protected]
I am not an attorney.