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Peter Swann
Peter Swann was a judge for Division One of the Arizona Court of Appeals. He assumed office on September 23, 2008. He left office on November 28, 2022.
Swann ran for re-election for the Division One judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals. He won in the retention election on November 6, 2018.
Swann was appointed to the court by Democratic Governor Janet Napolitano on September 23, 2008.[1] Swann was retained in 2012 for a six-year term.[2][3]
Education
Swann received his B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1987 and his J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1991.[4]
Career
Swann began his legal career clerking for Senior Judge Norman P. Ramsey, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. In 1992, he joined the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson LLP in Phoenix, Arizona, as an associate. Swann was made a partner in 2001. In 2003, he received his first judicial appointment to the Maricopa County Superior Court. Swann served as associate civil presiding judge on the Maricopa County Superior Court until his 2008 appointment to the Arizona Court of Appeals.[4][5]
Elections
2018
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One (Maricopa County)
Peter Swann was retained to Division One of the Arizona Court of Appeals on November 6, 2018 with 73.0% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
73.0
|
629,581 | ||
No |
27.0
|
232,831 | |||
Total Votes |
862,412 | ||||
|
|
2012
- See also: Arizona judicial elections, 2012
Swann was retained to the Arizona Court of Appeals with 64.40 percent of the vote in the general election on November 6th.[6][2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona Supreme Court, "Governor names Downie, Swann to Court of Appeals," September 23, 2008
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Arizona Secretary of State, "Arizona 2012 Official Election Results," December 3, 2012
- ↑ National Center for State Courts, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Arizona," accessed August 26, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Arizona Court of Appeals Division One, "Peter B. Swann," accessed April 23, 2015
- ↑ Arizona Republic, "Two Superior Court judges named to Appeals Court," September 24, 2008
- ↑ Arizona Courts, "Judicial Performance Evaluations: Retention List," 2012
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Federal courts:
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State courts:
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