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*[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]


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 09:19, 28 April 2021

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


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 2007.[1] Brown was retained in 2010 and again in 2016.[2] His current term expires on January 1, 2023.

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.[3]

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.[4]

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 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

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.

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See also

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Footnotes