Admitted
1976, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Arizona, J.D., 1975
Law School Graduation Year
1975
College
University of Arizona, B.A., 1972
Memberships
Pima County, Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona (Member: Peer Review Committee, 1992-1995; Commission on Appellate Court Appointments, 1991-1995; Joint Committee on Judicial Nominating Commissions, 1992-1995); Arizona Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1994-2001); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Hispanic National Bar Association; Morris K. Udall Inn of Court (Master, 1993-1995)
Biographical
Recipient, Community Service Award, Arizona Minority Bar Association, 1992. Assistant Public Defender, Prima County Public Defenders Office, 1976-1977. Deputy Prosecutor, Pima County Attorney's Office, Criminal Division, 1977-1980. Judge Pro Tempore, Pima County Superior Court, 1983—. Magistrate, City of South Tucson, 1982-1985. Special Magistrate, City of Tucson, 1982-1985. Member, Pima County Juvenile Court Advisory Board, 1996-1998. Lawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1994-1997. Member, Advisory Council, Border Environmental Cooperation Commission, 2000-2002 (Appointed by President Clinton). Associate Instructor, Business and Criminal Law, 1977-1980. Member, Volunteer Bar Counsel, State Bar of Arizona, 1981-1988. Member, Board of Directors, University of Arizona Law College Association, 1984-1996. Named Outstanding Graduate of University of Arizona College of Law, 1984. Selected United Way Volunteer of the Year, 1985. Selected as one of 100 outstanding minority or women lawyers in the history of the Arizona legal profession., 2001. Fellow, Arizona Bar Foundation.