EDUCATION:
B.A., University of Arizona, 1982
J.D., magna cum laude, Arizona State University College of Law, 1985
Masters in Judicial Studies, Duke University School of Law, 2018
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Vice Chief Justice, Arizona Supreme Court, 2019 - present
Associate Justice, Arizona Supreme Court, 2012 – 2019
Judge, Arizona Court of Appeals, Division I, 2000 – 2012
Chief Judge, Arizona Court of Appeals, Division I, 2008 – 2011
Vice Chief Judge, Arizona Court of Appeals, Division I, 2006 – 2008
Private practice with Phoenix law firms 1985 – 2000
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Recognized as one of the "48 Most Intriguing Women" 2022
Arizona Capitol Times "Woman of the Year" 2020
Recognized as one of the "Most Influential Business Women in Arizona" 2020
Judicial Excellence Award, Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, 2015
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law Alumni Award, 2015
Hall of Fame, Maricopa County Bar Association, 2014
Sarah Herring Sorin Award, Arizona Women Lawyers Association, 2014
John Lancy Award, Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Law Journal, 2013
Treat Award, National College of Probate Judges, 2012
Arizona State Bar Award of Special Merit, co-recipient 2012
Recognized for contributions as a member of the Maricopa County Bar Association Task Force on
Recruitment and Retention of Women And Minorities, 2007
Recognized for contributions made as a member of the Arizona Women Lawyers Association
regarding promotion of women within the legal community, 2004
Recognized for service as a member of the Board of Directors of Community Legal Services, 2000
Commended by the Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives for outstanding service in the impeachment and subsequent conviction of Evan Mecham, Governor of Arizona, 1988
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES:
Board of Trustees, Appellate Judicial Education Institute (AJEI), 2020-Present
Advisory Board Member, Journal of Appellate Practice and Process, The James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona, 2020-Present
Member, The American Law Institute, 2020-Present
Board of Trustees, National Conference of Bar Examiners, 2019- Present
Chair, Supreme Court Commission on Technology, 2019 - Present
Member, Supreme Court Commission on Technology, 2008-2011
Chair, Delivery of Legal Services Task Force, 2019 - Present
Chair, Maricopa County Judicial Nominating Committee, 2018 - 2019
Chair, Pima County Judicial Nominating Committee, 2015-2018
Arizona State Bar Board of Governors, Supreme Court Liaison, 2012 – 2016
Glendale Judicial Advisory Board, Member, 2010 – 2016
International Association of Women Judges, 2010 – present
Maricopa County Bar Association Hall of Fame Selection Committee, 2009 – 2015
American Bar Association Judicial Internship Program, Participant, 2007 – present
Arizona Foundation for the Handicapped, 2000 – 2018
First Vice Chairman, 2004 – 2018
Arizona Judges Association, 2000 – present
President, 2006 – 2007
Vice President, 2005 – 2006;
Treasurer, 2003 – 2005
Court of Appeals Representative, 2001 – 2003
Chair, Arizona Supreme Court Attorney Regulation Advisory Committee, 2016 - present
Arizona Supreme Court Committee on the Review of the Uniform Rules
of Procedure for Commissions on Appellate and Trial Court Appointments, 2016
Chair, 2016
Arizona Supreme Court Steering Committee on Arizona Appellate
Case Processing Standards, Chair, 2015
Arizona Supreme Court Committee on the Review of Supreme Court Rules
Governing Professional Conduct and the Practice of Law, Chair, 2014
Arizona Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Education and Training, 2000 - 2015
Chair, 2013 – 2014
Vice Chair, 2006 – 2013
National Association of Women Judges, 2000 – present (intermittent)
Board of Directors, 2010 – 2013
Arizona Women Lawyers Association, 1990 – present
State Advisory Board, 2011 – 2013
State Board of Directors, 1997 – 2011
Maricopa County Steering Committee, 1994 – 1999
President, 1998 – 1999
Arizona Supreme Court Probate Committee, Chair, 2010 – 2011
Council of Chief Judges of State Courts of Appeal, 2008 – 2012
Vice President, 2011 – 2012
Secretary-Treasurer, 2010 – 2011
Education Committee Chair 2009 – 2010
Arizona Judicial Council, 2008 – 2011, 2019
Arizona Supreme Court CourTools Committee, 2008 – 2011
Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law Minority Writing Program, Participant, 2008 – 2011
Arizona Supreme Court Committee on Capital Case Task Force, 2007
Appellate Subcommittee Chair
Arizona State Bar Task Force on Diversity in the Legal Profession, 2006
Arizona Supreme Court Commission on Minorities, 2002 – 2009
Arizona State Bar Convention Committee, 2002 – 2005
Maricopa County Bar Association Steering Committee for 2000 Recognition Dinner, 1999 – 2000
Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judicial Conference, 1999 – 2000
Arizona State Bar Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct, 1998 – 2004
Judicial Performance Review Conference Team, Lawyer Member, 1998
Maricopa County Bar Association Task Force on the Recruitment & Retention of Women & Minorities, 1998 – 2007
Chair, 2003 – 2006
Board of Directors, Community Legal Services, 1998 – 2000
Chair, Committee on Grant Writing, 2000
Volunteer Lawyers Advisory Board, 1998 – 2000
Lorna Lockwood Inn of Court, 1995 – 2002
Co-President, 2000 – 2001