Samuel A. Thumma
2012 - Present
2027
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Samuel A. Thumma is a judge for Division One of the Arizona Court of Appeals. He assumed office in 2012. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Thumma ran for re-election for the Division One judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals. He won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.
Thumma served as the vice chief judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One.[1] He was appointed to the court by Republican Governor Jan Brewer to succeed Patrick Irvine in April 2012.[2][3][4][5][6]
Thumma was one of seven nominees for Governor Doug Ducey's first appointment to the Arizona Supreme Court. The governor's eventual appointee, Clint Bolick, succeeded Justice Rebecca White Berch, who retired in September 2015.[7]
Education
Thumma received his B.S. from Iowa State University in 1984 and his J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1988.[3]
Career
After law school, Thumma clerked in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. After his clerkship, he joined the law firm of Arnold & Porter in Washington, D.C. as an associate. In 1992, Thumma served as a law clerk in the Arizona Supreme Court. In 1993, he joined the firm of Perkins Coie Brown & Bain PA in Phoenix. Thumma was appointed to the Maricopa County Superior Court in 2007 and to the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One, in 2012.[3]
Awards and associations
- Honorary Chair, American Bar Association, Litigation Section Annual Conference (2014)
- Lifetime Fellow, Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education (2011)
- American Bar Association, Litigation Section Outstanding Subcommittee Chair (2010)
- American Red Cross National and Regional Leadership Awards (2008)
- Rotary International, Phoenix Rotary 100 Club
- Thurgood Marshall Inn of Court
- State Bar of Arizona Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct
- Arizona Uniform State Laws Commissioner
- Delegate, National Conference on Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
- The Sedona Conference Judicial Advisory Board
- Arizona Supreme Court Co-Chair Advisory Committee on Rules of Evidence
- American Law Institute
- American Bar Foundation[3]
Elections
2020
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One (Maricopa County)
Samuel A. Thumma was retained to Division One of the Arizona Court of Appeals on November 3, 2020 with 75.3% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
75.3
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996,592 | ||
No |
24.7
|
327,781 | |||
Total Votes |
1,324,373 | ||||
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2014
Thumma was retained to the Arizona Court of Appeals with 68.1 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [6]
Evaluation
The Judicial Performance Review Commission provides Arizona voters with an evaluation of each judge up for retention. The commission votes on whether a candidate meets or does not meet the JPR standards. Each judge is assessed on their legal ability, integrity, communication skills, judicial temperament and administrative performance.[8]
The commission voted that Thumma met the JPR standards. The vote was 29-0 in favor of retention.[6]
2010
- Main article: Arizona judicial elections, 2010
Thumma was retained to the Maricopa County Superior Court with 62.11% of the vote in 2010.[9]
Read Thumma's Judicial Performance Report here.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Samuel A. Thumma did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Noteworthy cases
Parents have no right to cross-examine children (2014)
In a case of first impression in Arizona, the court of appeals ruled that parents have no inherent right to cross-examine their children during removal hearings, including during a hearing to terminate parental rights.
Articles:
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Arizona Court of Appeals Division One (Maricopa County) |
Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona Court of Appeals, "Division One Judges," accessed April 23, 2015
- ↑ AZCentral.com, "Arizona governors' judicial appointments," accessed August 27, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Arizona Court of Appeals Division One, "Samuel Anderson Thumma," accessed April 23, 2015
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State's Office, “2014 General Election Results, Division One (unofficial)," December 2, 2014
- ↑ National Center for State Courts, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Arizona," accessed August 27, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Arizona Judicial Performance Review, "Judicial Report: 2014," accessed October 2, 2014
- ↑ Howard Fischer, Arizona Daily Sun, "Seven finalists named for state supreme court," November 20, 2015
- ↑ Arizona Courts: Judicial Performance Review, "Judicial Performance Standards," accessed September 30, 2014
- ↑ Maricopa County Recorder, "Final Official Results," November 2, 2010
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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
