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Charles W. Gurtler

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Charles W. Gurtler, Jr. was the presiding judge for Division 1 of the Mohave County Superior Court in Arizona. He was elected to the court in 2002 and became presiding judge in 2011, retiring from the court on June 30, 2021.[1][2]
Elections
2014
See also: Arizona judicial elections, 2014
Gurtler ran for re-election to the Mohave County Superior Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 26, 2014.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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2010
Gurtler was re-elected to the Mohave County Superior Court. He defeated Kenneth Sondgeroth in the general election, winning 59.78 percent of the vote.[5]
- Main article: Arizona judicial elections, 2010
Education
Gurtler received his J.D. from California Western School of Law.[6]
Career
Gurtler spent 16 years as a private practice attorney. He was appointed judge pro tempore of the Mohave County Superior Court's Juvenile Division in 1994. He was then elected to the Mohave County Superior Court in 2002. He was the presiding judge for the Juvenile Court from 2003 to 2004 and served as the presiding judge of the Superior Court from 2011 to 2021.[1][6]
See also
External links
- Mohave Daily News, "Gurtler appointed presiding judge," November 13, 2011
- Mohave County Courts
- Arizona Judicial Branch website
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mohave Daily News, "Gurtler appointed presiding judge," November 13, 2011
- ↑ Mohave Valley Daily News, Gurtler retiring from bench," accessed July 1, 2022
- ↑ Mohave County, "Candidates for 2014 Primary Election," accessed August 1, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Unofficial Results: Mohave County," August 26, 2014
- ↑ Mohave County Recorder, "Unofficial General Election Results," 2010
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Havasu News, "Gurtler reappointed as presiding judge in Mohave County," June 20, 2013
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