EDUCATION:
-LL.M. (Master of Laws in Judicial Process)
     University of Virginia School of Law, 1998
-J.D., with high distinction and Order of the Coif
     University of Arizona College of Law, 1976
     Executive Editor, Arizona Law Review, 1975-1976
-B.A., cum laude, Wittenberg University, 1973

JUDICIAL CLERKSHIP:
-U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit,
     Judge Richard H. Chambers, 1976-1977

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
-Justice, Arizona Supreme Court, September 2009 – present
-Judge, Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two, May 1995 – August 2009
  Chief Judge, July 2004 – June 2009
  Vice Chief Judge, July 1999 – June 2004
-Partner, Slutes, Sakrison, Grant & Pelander, P.C., 1984-1995
-Partner, Slutes, Browning, Sakrison & Grant, P.C., 1981-1984
-Associate and Partner, Slutes, Browning, Zlaket & Sakrison, P.C., 1977-1981

HONORS AND AWARDS:
-Distinguished Alumnus Award, University of Arizona College of Law, 2007
-Second Year Law Student Contributing Most to Legal Scholarship, 1975
-Outstanding First Year Writer, Arizona Law Review, 1974
-Arizona State Bar Award, 1974 (top exam in course on legal ethics)
-Standard Oil of Ohio Scholarship, Wittenberg University (4 years)
-Alumni Scholarship, Wittenberg University (4 years)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES:
-Council of Chief Judges of the State Courts of Appeal
     Vice President (2008-2009); Secretary/Treasurer (2007-2008)
-Arizona Judicial Council, 2004-2009
-Arizona Judicial Performance Review Commission, 2000-2007
-Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee, 1997-2004
     Chairman, November 2000 – May 2004
-Arizona Supreme Court CourTools Committee, 2008-present
-Arizona Supreme Court Advisory Rules Committee for Rules of Commission
     on Judicial Conduct, 2000-2001
-Arizona College of Trial Advocacy, Faculty, 1993-1995, 2007-2009
-American Board of Trial Advocates, 1987-present
-Arizona State Bar Appellate Practice Section, 1995-present
     Executive Council, 1996-1999
-Arizona State Bar Civil Practice and Procedure Committee, 1983-1984
-Morris K. Udall Inn of Court, 2006-present
-Presenter at many state and county bar association CLE programs
-Moot court judge, University of Arizona College of Law, 1995-present

PUBLICATIONS:
-Judicial Performance Review in Arizona: Goals, Practical Effects and Concerns, 30 Ariz. St. L. J. 643 (1998)
-Michigan v. Tucker: A Warning About Miranda, 17 Ariz. L. Rev. 188 (1975)
-Religious Freedom and the Native American Church, 16 Ariz. L. Rev. 554 (1974)
-Prelitigation Investigation, Analysis and Employment of Experts, ch. 2, Arizona Personal Injury Guide (1991)

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