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Lawrence C. Kenworthy
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Lawrence C. Kenworthy is the judge for Division 3 of the Yuma County Superior Court in Arizona.[1] He was first elected to the court in 2007.[2] He was re-elected on November 4, 2014, for a term that expired on January 6, 2019.[3][4]
Elections
2014
See also: Arizona judicial elections, 2014
Kenworthy ran for re-election to the Yuma County Superior Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 26, 2014.
General: He defeated John Minore in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 55.4 percent of the vote.
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2010
Kenworthy was re-elected to the Yuma County Superior Court after running unopposed.[6]
- Main article: Arizona judicial elections, 2010
Education
Kenworthy earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona in 1978 and his J.D. from the same school in 1981.[2]
Career
Prior to finishing his education, Kenworthy worked on the Alaska Pipeline. After graduating from law school, he returned to Alaska and began his legal career in a private law firm. Kenworthy was engaged in private practice until 1997, when he returned to Arizona and started working at the Yuma County Public Defender's Office. After that, he returned to private practice until he was appointed as a judge pro tempore in 2002 for the Yuma Municipal Court. He served that court until he was elected to the Yuma County Superior Court in 2007.[2]
Awards and associations
- Member, Rotary and Elks
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Yuma County Superior Court, "Judges," accessed August 4, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Yuma County Website, "Superior Court Judges," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Judgepedia, “Judicial selection in Arizona,” accessed November 10, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Yuma County, "Primary Election Candidates," accessed August 4, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Unofficial Results: Yuma County," August 26, 2014
- ↑ Yuma County, "Primary Election Candidates," 2010
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
