Admitted
1986, Arizona; 1987, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1988, District of Columbia; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Arizona State University, J.D., 1985
Law School Graduation Year
1985
College
Vassar College; University of Illinois, A.B., 1971; University of Illinois, M.A.P.A., 1977
Memberships
Maricopa County (Member: Family Law Section, 1988—; Sole Practitioner and Public Policy Committees, 1992-1995; Bench/Bar Committee, 1994-1995, 1999—; CLE Committee) and American (Member, Family Law Section, 1985—) Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of Arizona (Member: Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, Public Relations Committee, Mentor Committee, 1996-1999; Arizona Bar Foundation, 1995—; Creditor-Debtor Committee, 1993-1994; Family Law Section, 1986—; Dispute Resolution Committee, Committee on Minorities and Women in the Law, 1988-1990; Juvenile Law Section); Arizona Women Lawyers Association, 1986—; Academy of Family Mediators; Maricopa County Bar Foundation.
Biographical
Judge and Commissioner Pro Tem, Maricopa County Superior Court, 1993-1994, 1996—. Settlement Conference Judge and Mediator, 1996—. Justice of the Peace Pro Tem, Justice Courts of Maricopa County, 2002—. Associate, Law Office of Douglas LaSota & Associates, 1990-1992; Assistant Attorney General, Economic Security Division, State of Arizona, 1988-1990; Staff Attorney, Community Legal Services (Urban Indian Law Office), 1986-1988; Hearing Officer (Intern), Office of Appeals, Department of Economic Security, 1985. Member, 1996— and Appointed to Board of Trustees, 2002, Maricopa County Bar Foundation. (Certified Specialist, Family Law, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization)