Donn Kessler
Donn Kessler was a judge on the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One.[1] He was appointed to the court by former Democratic Governor Janet Napolitano in 2003.[2] Kessler was retained in 2012 for a term that would have expired in 2019.[3][4] He retired from the court in 2017.[5]
Education
Kessler received his B.A. from the University of Virginia in 1972 and his J.D. from Yale Law School in 1975.[2]
Career
Kessler began his legal career as a deputy attorney general for the state of Hawaii. In 1978, he became an assistant attorney general for the Commonwealth of Virginia. In 1979, he joined the law firm of Christian Barton Epps Brent & Chappell in Richmond, Virginia, as an appellate attorney and litigator. He was in private practice with the law firm of Jennings Strouss & Salmon in Phoenix, Arizona, from 1982 to 1990, and then joined the firm of Ulrich, Kessler & Anger in Phoenix in 1991. Kessler became a staff attorney for the Arizona Supreme Court in 2000, and in 2002 he joined the firm of Jones Skelton & Hochuli in Phoenix.[2]
Awards and associations
- Arizona Women Lawyers Association's Sarah Herring Sorin Award (2015)[6]
- Arizona Association of Healthcare Lawyers
- Arizona State Bar Appellate Practice Section
- Arizona State Bar Antitrust Section[2]
Elections
2012
Kessler was retained to the Arizona Court of Appeals with 66.68 percent of the vote in the general election on November 6, 2012.[7][3]
- See also: Arizona judicial elections, 2012
2006
Kessler was retained to the Arizona Court of Appeals, receiving 379,143 votes for retention and 133,169 votes against retention.[4]
Recent news
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See also
External links
- Arizona Court of Appeals, "Division One Judges"
- Arizona Court of Appeals, "Division One"
- Arizona Court of Appeals, "Division Two"
Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona Court of Appeals, "Division One Judges," accessed April 22, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Arizona Court of Appeals, "Donn Kessler Biography," accessed April 22, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Arizona Secretary of State, "2012 Official Election Results," December 3, 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Arizona Secretary of State, "2006 Retention election results," December 4, 2006
- ↑ The Seattle Times, "Ducey appointments fill Arizona Court of Appeals vacancies," September 29, 2017
- ↑ AZ Attorney, "Arizona Women Lawyers Association honors Hon. Donn Kessler with highest award at #azbarcon," June 30, 2015
- ↑ Arizona Courts, "Judicial Performance Evaluations: Retention List," 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
