Diane Johnsen


Education

•       B.A., University of Arizona (1975) (magna cum laude)
•       J.D., Stanford University (1982)
•       M. Laws, Judicial Studies, Duke University, 2016
•       Associate editor, Stanford Law Review.

Professional Experience

•       Arizona Daily Star, reporter, editor (1975-79)
•       Munger Tolles & Olson, Los Angeles (1983-1985); general commercial litigation
•       Osborn Maledon, Phoenix (1985-2006); complex commercial litigation, environmental law, insurance
•       coverage, commercial torts, media law
•       Judge, Division One of the Court of Appeals, 2006-2020
•       Chief Judge of Division One, 2014-16

Public Service

•        Law clerk to the Hon. Judge Ben C. Duniway, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1982-1983
•        Judge Pro Tempore, Maricopa County Superior Court (1995-2006).
•        Board member Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest (1993-2006)
•        Board member Children’s Action Alliance (2004-2006).

Professional Memberships

•       American Law Institute
•       American Bar Association
•       State Bar of Arizona
•       Arizona Women Lawyer’s Association