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Judge Timothy Wright
On January 1, 2015, Timothy M. Wright took office and became the 11th elected official to serve as Superior Court Judge for Gila County. In July of 2015, he was appointed presiding Judge by the Arizona Supreme Court. He was reelected in 2018. His Court calendar includes a variety of matters including criminal, civil, juvenile, dependency, probate, and domestic relations cases.
Judge Wright brings 18 years of public service to the Court. He began his career as a Deputy County Attorney with the Gila County Attorney’s Office. As a Deputy County Attorney, he prosecuted juvenile, misdemeanor, and felony matters. In 2000, he began working as a prosecutor for the City of Peoria. During his tenure with Peoria he was promoted to Senior Assistant City Prosecutor, becoming responsible for all of Peoria’s municipal prosecutions. From 2002 through 2014, Judge Wright worked for the Town of Payson. He began as the Deputy Town Attorney/Prosecutor and following appointment by the Town Council, served 4 years as Payson’s Town Attorney.
Judge Wright and his family have been Gila County residents since 1996. He is active in his local church and was very active in the local school system while his daughters attended the Payson Unified School District including being a substitute teacher. He also provided pro bono legal services to the Payson Christian Medical Clinic prior to taking the Bench.
Judge Wright received a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Arizona State University in 1990 (Magna Cum Laude) and a Juris Doctorate from Arizona State University in 1995 (Cum Laude). Judge Wright has been a guest instructor at the Arizona Law Enforcement Academy and a guest lecturer at Gila County Community College.