EDUCATION:
   -J.D., magna cum laude, Harvard Law School,1983; 
        Harvard Law Review, Board of  Editors, 1981-1983
   -M.A., Economics, Harvard University,1980    
   -B.A., summa cum laude, Michigan State University, 1978
        Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Omicron Delta Epsilon
    
CLERKSHIPS:
   -U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, 1984-1985
   -U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Judge Joseph T. Sneed III, 1983-1984
   -Office of the Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice, 1983

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
   -Justice, Arizona Supreme Court, 2005-Present
   -Lewis and Roca LLP, 2001-2005
        American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, 2003
        Director's Award for Superior Performance as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S.
        Department of Justice, Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys, 2001
   -Solicitor General, Office of the Arizona Attorney General, 1999-2001
        Team AG Award, 2000
   -Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Arizona, 1995-1999
        Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Policy Development, U.S.
        Department of Justice, 1998-1999
        Special Investigative Counsel, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department
        of Justice, 1995-1997 (FBI Laboratory Investigation); U.S. Attorney General's Distinguished
        Service Award 1998; Inspector General's Award of Merit, 1997
   -Meyer, Hendricks, Victor, Osborn & Maledon, 1985-1994

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES:
   - Executive Committee, Appellate Judicial Conference, ABA Judicial Division, 2008- Present   
   - American Law Institute (elected 2007)
   - Board of Trustees, American Inns of Court Foundation, 2006-present
   - Board of Directors, Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education, 2004-2005;
        Foundation for Justice Award, 2005
   - Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Advisory Committee on Rules of Practice, 2001-2005
   - Arizona Lawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 2002-2005; Chair
       2004-2005
   - Chair, District of Arizona, U.S. Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Committee (Phoenix), 2003-2004
   -Judge Pro Tempore, Arizona Court of Appeals, 1993, 1998-1999; Maricopa County,1995-2002
   -State Bar of Arizona
        Appellate Practice Section, Executive Council, 2003-2006; Chair 2004-2005
        Task Force on Access to Justice, 2002-2004
        Rules of Professional Conduct Committee, 1999-2005
        Civil Practice and Procedure Committee, 1996-1998
        Criminal Rules Committee, 1995
   -Volunteer Bar Counsel, Arizona State Bar Disciplinary Proceedings, 1993
   -Arizona State Senate Ethics Committee, Special Investigative Counsel, 1991

TEACHING
   -University of Arizona, Adjunct Professor of Law; Separation of Powers, 2007-2009; Election Law, 2003-2005
   -Arizona State University, Adjunct Professor of Law; Separation of Powers, 2007-2009; Election Law, 2001;
       Origins of the Constitution, 1993; Presidential Powers, 1989-1991; Advanced Civil Procedure, 1988;
       The Supreme Court, 1988
   -Harvard University, Teaching Fellow, 1979-1983; Social Analysis 10 (introductory economics), 1979-1983;
       Allyn Young Prize for Excellence in Teaching Economics 1980,1981; Antitrust Law and Economics,
       1982-1983; The Supreme Court and the Constitution, 1982

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