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'''Michael J. Brown''' is the [[chief judge]] of the [[Arizona Court of Appeals]], Division One. He was appointed to the court by [[Democratic]] Governor [[Janet Napolitano]] in January [[C2007|2007]].<ref>[http://azjudgesreview.blogspot.com/ ''AZ Judges Review'', "AZ Court of Appeals judges," accessed April 25, 2015]</ref> Brown was [[retention election|retained]] in [[C2010|2010]] and again in 2016.<ref>[http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AZ/22333/39920/en/summary.html ''Arizona Secretary of State'', "Unofficial General Election Results," accessed April 25, 2010]</ref> His current term expires on January 1, 2023.
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Brown was appointed to the court by [[Democratic]] Governor [[Janet Napolitano]] in January [[C2007|2007]].<ref>[http://azjudgesreview.blogspot.com/ ''AZ Judges Review'', "AZ Court of Appeals judges," accessed April 25, 2015]</ref> Brown was [[retention election|retained]] in [[C2010|2010]] and again in 2016.<ref>[http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AZ/22333/39920/en/summary.html ''Arizona Secretary of State'', "Unofficial General Election Results," accessed April 25, 2010]</ref> Brown served as chief judge on the court from 2015 to 2017.<ref>[https://www.azcourts.gov/coa1/Judges/MICHAEL-J-BROWN ''Arizona Court of Appeals,'' "Michael J. Brown," accessed September 21, 2021]</ref>


Brown 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.<ref>[http://azdailysun.com/news/local/seven-finalists-named-for-state-supreme-court/article_6d347e0b-8777-5116-94eb-1321f8b08b7c.html Howard Fischer, ''Arizona Daily Sun'', "Seven finalists named for state supreme court," November 20, 2015]</ref>
==Biography==
Michael J. Brown received his B.S. from Brigham Young University in 1989 and his [[J.D.]] from Arizona State University College of Law in 1992.<ref name=bio>[http://www.azcourts.gov/coa1/Judges/MICHAEL-J-BROWN ''Arizona Court of Appeals Division One'', "Michael J. Brown," accessed September 13, 2016]</ref>


==Education==
Brown received his B.S. from Brigham Young University in 1989 and his [[J.D.]] from Arizona State University College of Law in 1992.<ref name=bio>[http://www.azcourts.gov/coa1/Judges/MICHAEL-J-BROWN ''Arizona Court of Appeals Division One'', "Michael J. Brown," accessed September 13, 2016]</ref>
==Career==
In 1992, Brown began his legal career as a law clerk for Judge [[Thomas Kleinschmidt]], [[Arizona Court of Appeals]]. After his clerkship he served as city attorney for Show Low, Ariz., from 1993 to 2003 and town attorney for Snowflake, Ariz., from 1993 to 2000. Brown served as a part-time [[Navajo County Superior Court, Arizona|Navajo County Superior Court]] judge [[pro tempore]] in 1998. From 1993 to 2006, he was also in private practice with Brown & Brown Law Offices, PC, in Pinetop-Lakeside, Ariz. Brown was appointed as a judge on the [[Arizona Court of Appeals]], Division One, in 2007 and named chief judge in July 2015.<ref name=bio/>
In 1992, Brown began his legal career as a law clerk for Judge [[Thomas Kleinschmidt]], [[Arizona Court of Appeals]]. After his clerkship he served as city attorney for Show Low, Ariz., from 1993 to 2003 and town attorney for Snowflake, Ariz., from 1993 to 2000. Brown served as a part-time [[Navajo County Superior Court, Arizona|Navajo County Superior Court]] judge [[pro tempore]] in 1998. From 1993 to 2006, he was also in private practice with Brown & Brown Law Offices, PC, in Pinetop-Lakeside, Ariz. Brown was appointed as a judge on the [[Arizona Court of Appeals]], Division One, in 2007 and named chief judge in July 2015.<ref name=bio/>


==Elections==
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*Read Brown's Judicial Performance Report [https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://azjudges.info/reports/view.cfm?JudgeID=216 here].
*Read Brown's Judicial Performance Report [https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://azjudges.info/reports/view.cfm?JudgeID=216 here].


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==See also==
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*[http://www.azcourts.gov/coa1/Judges.aspx ''Arizona Court of Appeals'', "Division One Judges"]
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*[http://www.azcourts.gov/coa1/Home.aspx ''Arizona Court of Appeals'', "Division One"]
*[http://www.apltwo.ct.state.az.us/apl2.cfm ''Arizona Court of Appeals'', "Division Two"]
*[http://www.azjournal.com/2012/07/25/michael-brown-seeks-seat-on-supreme-court/ ''Arizona Journal'', "Michael Brown Seeks Seat on Supreme Court," July 25, 2012]
*[http://www.azcourts.gov/jpr/Judicial-Performance-Reports/Judicial-Report/courtid/1 2016 Judicial Performance Review for [[Arizona Court of Appeals]] Judges]


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Michael J. Brown

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Arizona Court of Appeals Division One
Tenure

2007 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

18

Compensation

Base salary

$190,000

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Appointed

2007

Education

Bachelor's

Brigham Young University, 1989

Law

Arizona State University Law School, 1992

Contact

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Michael J. Brown is a judge for Division One of the Arizona Court of Appeals. He assumed office in 2007. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.

Brown ran for re-election for the Division One judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals. He won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.

Brown was appointed to the court by Democratic Governor Janet Napolitano in January 2007.[1] Brown was retained in 2010 and again in 2016.[2] Brown served as chief judge on the court from 2015 to 2017.[3]

Biography

Michael J. Brown received his B.S. from Brigham Young University in 1989 and his J.D. from Arizona State University College of Law in 1992.[4]

In 1992, Brown began his legal career as a law clerk for Judge Thomas Kleinschmidt, Arizona Court of Appeals. After his clerkship he served as city attorney for Show Low, Ariz., from 1993 to 2003 and town attorney for Snowflake, Ariz., from 1993 to 2000. Brown served as a part-time Navajo County Superior Court judge pro tempore in 1998. From 1993 to 2006, he was also in private practice with Brown & Brown Law Offices, PC, in Pinetop-Lakeside, Ariz. Brown was appointed as a judge on the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One, in 2007 and named chief judge in July 2015.[4]

Elections

2022

See also:  Arizona intermediate appellate court elections, 2022

Arizona Court of Appeals Division One, Michael Brown's seat

Michael J. Brown was retained to Division One of the Arizona Court of Appeals on November 8, 2022 with 78.7% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
✔
Yes
 
78.7
 
 229,726
No
 
21.3
 
 62,161
Total Votes
 291,887

It has been certified. Source

2016

See also: Arizona Supreme Court elections, 2016

Judge Brown filed to stand for retention by voters in 2016 in order to remain on the bench.[5]

Election results

November 8 general election

Michael J. Brown was retained in the Arizona Court of Appeals, Brown's seat election with 79.24% of the vote.

Arizona Court of Appeals, Brown's seat, 2016
Name Yes votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMichael J. Brown79.24%
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

2010

Brown was retained to the Arizona Court of Appeals in 2010.[6]

Main article: Arizona judicial elections, 2010
  • Read Brown's Judicial Performance Report here.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Michael J. Brown did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ AZ Judges Review, "AZ Court of Appeals judges," accessed April 25, 2015
    2. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Unofficial General Election Results," accessed April 25, 2010
    3. ↑ Arizona Court of Appeals, "Michael J. Brown," accessed September 21, 2021
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Arizona Court of Appeals Division One, "Michael J. Brown," accessed September 13, 2016
    5. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Justices & Judges," accessed September 12, 2016
    6. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General Election Results," November 29, 2010
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