Peter J. Cahill
Peter J. Cahill was the presiding judge for the Gila County Superior Court in Gila County, Arizona.[1] He joined the court in January 2003 and became the presiding judge in 2006.[2] Cahill retired from the bench on June 30, 2015.[3]
Education
Cahill received his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1970 and his J.D. from the New England School of Law in 1973.[2][3]
Career
Cahill started his leal career as a VISTA volunteer (Volunteers in Service to America) with the Pima County Legal Aid Society. In 1975, he began working with the Pinal & Gila Counties Legal Aid Society. Cahill entered private practice in 1980, where he worked until he assumed the bench on the Gila County Superior Court in 2003.[2]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2008: Supreme Court Award for Providing Access to Swift, Fair Justice[2]
Associations
- President, Arizona Judges Association
- Chair, Arizona Supreme Court Lawyer Disciplinary Commission and Disciplinary Hearing Committee chair
- President, Arizona Bar Foundation
- State Bar Delegate to the American Bar Association House of Delegates
- Acting-president, Habitat for Humanity Arizona
- President, Globe-Miami Habitat for Humanity
- Chair, Cobre Valley Community Hospital Board of Directors
- Founding president, William E. Morris Institute for Justice
- Founder and then president, La Questa, an alcohol and drug abuse program[2]
Elections
2012
Cahill was re-elected to the Gila County Superior Court after running unopposed.[4][5]
- See also: Arizona judicial elections, 2012
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Gila County, Arizona, "Superior Court Judges," accessed April 22, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Gila County, Arizona, "Peter J. Cahill Biography," accessed April 22, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Payson Roundup, "Judge Cahill Retires," April 21, 2015
- ↑ Gila County, Arizona, "Candidates who have filed for 2012 election cycle," accessed April 22, 2015
- ↑ Gila County Elections, "Official 2012 Election Results," accessed April 22, 2015
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
