Catherine Woods
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2011 - Present
2027
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Catherine Woods is a judge for Division 17 of the Pima County Superior Court in Arizona. She assumed office in 2011. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Woods ran for re-election for the Division 17 judge of the Pima County Superior Court in Arizona. She won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
Woods was appointed in September 2011 by Governor Jan Brewer.[1][2]
Biography
Education
Woods received her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in 1984 and her J.D. from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1987.[1]
Career
Woods has spent most of her legal career in private practice, with the firms of: Rusing & Lopez, Fennemore Craig, MacBan Law Offices, and Snell & Wilmer. She also spent two years with the Arizona Attorney General's Office, from 1993 to 1995.[1]
Awards and associations
- Best Lawyers in America
- Tucson Lifestyle
- Executive Committee, Boys & Girls Club of Tucson
- Committee Board, Tucson Fiesta Bowl[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Pima County, Arizona (2022)
Pima County Superior Court Division 17
Catherine Woods was retained to Division 17 of the Pima County Superior Court on November 8, 2022 with 71.4% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
71.4
|
217,188 | ||
No |
28.6
|
86,929 | |||
Total Votes |
304,117 | ||||
|
|
2018
Pima County Superior Court Division 17, Division 17
Catherine Woods was retained to Division 17 of the Pima County Superior Court on November 6, 2018 with 76.6% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
76.6
|
231,257 | ||
No |
23.4
|
70,745 | |||
Total Votes |
302,002 | ||||
|
|
2014
Woods was retained to the Pima County Superior Court with 59.2 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014.[2]
Evaluation
The Judicial Performance Review Commission provides Arizona voters with an evaluation of each judge up for retention. The commission votes on whether a candidate meets or does not meet the JPR standards. Each judge is assessed on their legal ability, integrity, communication skills, judicial temperament and administrative performance.[3]
The commission voted that Woods did not meet the JPR standards. The vote was 7-22 in favor of retention.[2]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Catherine Woods did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Office of the Arizona Governor, "Press Release: Governor Jan Brewer Announces Pima County Superior Court Appointments," September 9, 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Arizona Judicial Performance Review, "Judicial Report: 2014," accessed October 2, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Courts: Judicial Performance Review, "Judicial Performance Standards," accessed September 30, 2014
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
