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Kent Cattani
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2013 - Present
2029
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Kent Ernest Cattani is a judge for Division One of the Arizona Court of Appeals. He assumed office on February 8, 2013. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Cattani ran for re-election for the Division One judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals. He won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
Cattani is the chief judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One. He was appointed to the court by Republican Governor Jan Brewer on February 8, 2013, to fill the vacancy created by the appointment of Ann Timmer to the Arizona Supreme Court.[1][2][3]
Education
Cattani earned his bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University in 1982 and his J.D. from the University of California Berkeley School of Law in 1986.[4]
Career
Cattani began his legal career as an associate attorney, first with the law firm of Jennings, Strouss & Salmon from 1986 to 1989, and then with the law firm of Beus, Gilbert & Morrill. In 1991, Cattani joined the Arizona Attorney General's Office as an assistant attorney general. He spent 22 years with the Arizona Attorney General's Office, serving as unit chief, section chief, division chief and finally solicitor general, before his appointment to the Arizona Court of Appeals in 2013.[4]
Elections
2022
See also: Arizona intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One (Maricopa County), Kent Cattani's seat
Kent Ernest Cattani was retained to Division One of the Arizona Court of Appeals on November 8, 2022 with 69.2% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
69.2
|
662,994 | ||
No |
30.8
|
294,419 | |||
Total Votes |
957,413 | ||||
|
|
2016
- See also: Arizona Supreme Court elections, 2016
Judge Cattani filed to stand for retention by voters in 2016 in order to remain on the bench.[5]
Election results
November 8 general election
Kent Cattani was retained in the Arizona Court of Appeals, Cattani's seat election with 72.06% of the vote.
| Arizona Court of Appeals, Cattani's seat, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Kent Cattani | 72.06% | |
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State | ||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kent Ernest Cattani did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Associated Press, "Kent Cattani appointed to Arizona Court of Appeals," February 10, 2013
- ↑ Arizona Court of Appeals Division One, "Kent E. Cattani," accessed April 25, 2015
- ↑ Arizona Court of Appeals, "Kent E. Cattani," accessed September 21, 2021
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Linkedin, "Profile: Kent Cattani," accessed February 14, 2013
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Justices & Judges," accessed September 12, 2016
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