2008 Award Winners
Award Criteria
Nomination Process
Selection Process
Awards Presentation
Nomination Form
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Strategic Agenda for Arizona's Courts 2005-2010
Administrative Order
2008-05
The Arizona Judicial Branch 2008 Distinguished and Achievement Awards Recipients
I. Arizona Judicial Branch Distinguished Service Awards
One award will be presented in each of the Distinguished
Service Award categories. The 2008 winners
in the Distinguished Service Award categories are:
Chief Justice's Outstanding
Contribution to the Courts Award
Susan Edwards
Supreme Court's Improving Public Trust and
Confidence
(The winner is a judge in the Arizona Judicial Branch)
Honorable
Fred Newton
Former Presiding Judge, Superior Court in
Coconino
County
Administrative Director's Administration of Justice Award
(The winner is a non-judge employee of the Arizona Judicial
Branch)
Mr. Jerry Landau
Director of Governmental Affairs, Arizona Supreme Court
II. Arizona Judicial Branch Achievement Awards
Arizona Supreme Court Outstanding Pro Bono;
Dean
Christoffel, Esq.
West, Christoffel and
Zickerman, P.L.L.C.
Providing Access to Swift, Fair
Justice;
A Commitment to Quality
Gila County Superior Court
Protecting Children, Families and Communities;
Community Advisory Board Leads by Example
Superior Court in Pinal County
Being Accountable
Domestic Violence
Court
Pima County Consolidated Justice Court
Employees Being Accountable
Ms. Myrtle Young, Retired
Juvenile Services Director
Superior Court in Cochise County
Improving Communication and Cooperation with the community, Other
Branches of
Government, and within the Judicial Branch
Community Connect Project
Tempe Municipal
Court
Serving the Public by Improving the Legal Profession
Appeal Guides for Self-Represented Parties
Scott H. Gan, Esq., Mesch,
Clark & Rothschild
Beth Barnes, City of Phoenix Prosecutor's Office
Phyllis Roestenberg, Assistant Attorney General -
Civil Rights Division - Litigation
- Honorable Mention Awards
Providing
Access to Swift Fair Justice
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Pre-Booking and Initial Appearance
System
Superior Court in Maricopa County
Protecting Children, Families and Communities
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Life Skills, Enrichment, and Academic Program (L.E.A.P.)
Superior Court in Yavapai County
Being Accountable
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Phoenix
Municipal Court CourTools
Phoenix Municipal Court
Employees Being Accountable
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Probation Education Unit
Arizona Administrative Office of the
Courts
Improving the Communications & Cooperation with the
Community and
Other Branches of Government
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Winslow High School Criminal Justice Students Association
Superior Court in Navajo County
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Superior Court Mental Health Task Force
Superior Court in Pinal County
Serving the
Public by Improving the Legal Profession
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Probate
Rules Committee
Administrative Office of the Courts