EDUCATION:
J.D., magna cum laude, Order of The Coif, Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law at Arizona State University, 2001
B.S., United States Military Academy at West Point, 1989
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Justice, Arizona Supreme Court, September 2019 – Present
Maricopa County Attorney, Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, November 2010 – September 2019
Deputy County Attorney, Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, July 2008 – April 2010
Auto Theft Bureau Chief December 2008 – April 2010
Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, September 2007 – July 2008
Arizona Voice for Crime Victims, April 2005 – May 2006, January 2007 – September 2007
Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, September 2004 – February 2005
Deputy County Attorney, Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, May 2001 – September 2004
SELECTED COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC SERVICE:
United States Army, Armor Officer, 1989 – 1995
Town of Gilbert, Community Activities Board, 2000 – 2004
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Truman R. Young Prosecution Fellow, 2000 – 2001
Town of Gilbert Community Excellence Awards, 2004, Mayoral Award for Community Service
National Crime Victims’ Rights Awareness Week Commemoration: Justice for Victims . . . Justice for All, 2008, Work on behalf of crime victims
ASU Sun Devil Army ROTC Battalion, 2011, Support of future Army leaders
Chicanos Por La Causa Parenting Arizona, 2012, Champion for Children Award
notMYkid, 2016, Leadership and advocacy on behalf of children
Si Se Puede Foundation, April 2, 2016, Child Advocate of the Year Award
Latino America Primero, January 27, 2018, recognition for work with the Hispanic Community
Childhelp, Founder’s Award, 2019, supporting mission of serving children victimized by abuse
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES:
Federalist Society, 1987 – Present
Arizona State Bar, Member since 2001; Public Lawyers Section, 2011-2019; Criminal Law Section, 2011-2019; Religious Liberty Law Section, 2017-2019
Arizona State Bar ER 8.4 Task Force, 2012
Arizona State Bar Convention Presentation, Politics and the Public Practice of Law, 2017
TEACHING:
Adjunct Faculty at Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law: Victims in Criminal Procedure, 2018 - Present.
Adjunct Faculty at Dubuque University, Tempe Campus: Undergraduate courses in Business Law and Introduction to Constitutional Law, 2018 - Present
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS:
Legislative GPS Study Committee, 2008
Chair, Governor’s Child Safety Task Force, 2011
Governor’s Human Trafficking Task Force, 2013
Chair, Arizona Substance Abuse Partnership, 2015 - 2019
Co-Chair, Governor’s Sex Assault Evidence Collection Kit Task Force, 2016
Department of Child Safety Legislative Oversight Committee, 2015 – 2016