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Jennifer Perkins
2017 - Present
2027
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Jennifer Perkins is a judge for Division One of the Arizona Court of Appeals. She assumed office on September 29, 2017. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Perkins ran for re-election for the Division One judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals. She won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.
Perkins was appointed by Republican Governor Doug Ducey in 2017.[1]
Education
Perkins received her bachelor's degree from George Washington University in 1999 and her J.D. from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in 2002.[1]
Career
- 2017 - Present: Judge, Arizona Court of Appeals
Perkins began her career as a law clerk to the Honorable James O. Browning in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico and practiced with the law firm of Browning & Peifer in New Mexico. She then worked at the Arizona chapter of the Institute for Justice and as disciplinary counsel at the Arizona Commission on Judicial Conduct. She was also of counsel with Mandel Young PLC. Directly before her appointment to the bench, she served as an assistant solicitor general in the Arizona Attorney General’s Office.[1]
Elections
2020
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One (Maricopa County)
Jennifer Perkins was retained to Division One of the Arizona Court of Appeals on November 3, 2020 with 65.9% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
✔ | Yes |
65.9
|
893,308 | ||
No |
34.1
|
462,160 | |||
Total Votes |
1,355,468 |
|
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Officeholder Arizona Court of Appeals Division One (Maricopa County) |
Personal |
Footnotes
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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