Thomas Fink
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Thomas Fink is the judge for Division I of the Santa Cruz County Superior Court in Santa Cruz County, Arizona. He was appointed to the court by Governor Jan Brewer on June 3, 2014, to succeed Judge James A. Soto who was appointed to the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.[1] He was re-elected on November 4, 2014, for a term that expired on January 6, 2019.[2][3]
Elections
2014
See also: Arizona judicial elections, 2014
Fink ran for re-election to the Santa Cruz County Superior Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 26, 2014.
General: He defeated Mayra Galindo in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 54.9 percent of the vote.
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Education
Fink received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in 1980 and his J.D. from the Northwestern University School of Law in 1984.[1]
Career
- 2014-2019: Judge, Santa Cruz County Superior Court
- 2003-2014: Attorney in private practice
- 1998-2003: Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Arizona
- 1997-1998: Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois
- 1989-1997: Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Arizona
- 1985-1989: Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division
- 1984-1985: Attorney, Bell, Boyd and Lloyd, Chicago, Illinois[1]
See also
External links
- Santa Cruz County website
- Arizona Judicial Branch website
- Facebook, "Thomas Fink for Santa Cruz Judge"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Office of the Governor, State of Arizona, "Governor Jan Brewer Appoints Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge," June 3, 2014
- ↑ Judgepedia, “Judicial selection in Arizona,” accessed November 10, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Santa Cruz County, "2014 Candidate Filings," accessed August 1, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Unofficial Results: Santa Cruz County," August 26, 2014
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
