Andrew Klein
Andrew Klein is a former judge on the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona. He served on the court from 2001 to 2020. Klein was initially appointed in September 2001 and won election to full four-year terms in 2004, 2008, and 2012. He won retention most recently in the general election on November 8, 2016. Klein retired from the court on June 26, 2020.[1]
Biography
Klein earned a bachelor's degree in journalism with honors from the University of California at Berkeley. In 1977, he earned a J.D. from Indiana University in Bloomington.The same year, he began his legal career as a partner at the firm of Sherwood, Klein, Dudley & Abram, where he worked until his appointment to the superior court in 2001.[2]
Associations and committees
- Disciplinary Commission Committee of the State Bar of Arizona
- State Bar Counsel, attorney disciplinary actions
- State Bar Fee Arbitration Committee
- Maricopa County Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Panel
- Adjunct Professor of Law ASU College of Law (2005)[2]
Elections
2016
Arizona held elections for 80 superior court judgeships on November 8, 2016. Sixty-three of those seats were up for retention election. Three counties—Maricopa, Pima, and Pinal—use retention elections for their superior courts.[3]
| Maricopa County Superior Court, Andrew Klein Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Andrew Klein | 73.43% | |
| Source: Maricopa County, Arizona, "November 8, 2016 General Election," November 9, 2016 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
2012
Klein was retained with 72.84 percent of the vote in the general election on November 6, 2012.[4][5]
See also
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Arizona Commission on Judicial Performance Review
- Maricopa County Superior Court
- Arizona Judicial Branch website
- ASU College of Law
Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff "Email correspondence with JudicialVacancy@courts.az.gov," June 4, 2020]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Judicial Branch of Arizona: Maricopa County, "Biography of Judge Andrew Klein," accessed October 7, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Commission on Judicial Performance Review, "JPR Vote Results: Vote Meeting," June 24, 2016
- ↑ Maricopa County 2012 Unofficial Election Results
- ↑ Arizona Courts, "Judicial Performance Review Commission Announces Official Performance Ratings for Judges," August 7, 2012
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Arizona • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Arizona
State courts:
Arizona Supreme Court • Arizona Court of Appeals • Arizona Superior Court • Arizona Justice Courts • Arizona Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Arizona • Arizona judicial elections • Judicial selection in Arizona
