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Ruth V. McGregor
Republican
1998 - Present EDUCATION: - LL.M., University of Virginia, 1998 - J.D., summa cum laude, Arizona State University College of Law, May 1974 Class rank: First Editorial Board, Arizona State University Law Journal Armstrong Award (1974 outstanding graduate) - M.A., University of Iowa, August 1965 - B.A., summa cum laude, University of Iowa, May 1964 Class rank: First in College of Liberal Arts Martar Board; Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Lambda Delta - Manson Community High School, Manson, Iowa PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: - Chief Justice, Arizona Supreme Court, June 2005- - Vice Chief Justice, Arizona Supreme Court, 2002 - June 2005 - Justice, Arizona Supreme Court, 1998 - present - Judge, Arizona Court of Appeals, December 1989 - February 1998 Chief Judge, July 1995 - July 1997 Vice Chief Judge, July 1993 - July 1995 - United States Supreme Court: Law clerk to Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, September 1981 - July 1982 PRIVATE LAW PRACTICE: Fennemore Craig--Phoenix, Arizona, August 1974 - September 1981, August 1982 - December 1989 Practice involved civil trial, administrative and appellate work in state and federal agencies and courts. During her 15 years in private practice, McGregor worked in widely diverse substantive areas of law. As her practice became more specialized, she concentrated in the area of employment law. McGregor acted in several managerial positions for Fennemore Craig, one of the five largest private law firms in Phoenix, including terms as the firm's first female hiring partner and as a member of its management committee. OTHER PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES: - American Inns of Court Foundation Board of Trustees, 1998- Secretary, 2000-2004 Chair, National Nominating Committee, 1995-1998; 2002-2005 - Arizona Inns of Court Master of the Bench, 1988- President, 1991-1992 Program Chair, 1990-1991 - American Bar Association Council, Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar 2003- Standards Committee, 2002-2003 The Central and East European Law Initiative,1991- 1991-1992: Served as member of four-person team that traveled to Lithuania to assist parliament in drafting a constitution and restructuring the judicial system. 1993: Returned to Lithuania to present judicial ethics seminars. 1995: Served as member of training seminar for members of Constitutional Court of the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina. State Visitation Committee (law college accreditation), 1992, 1998 State Membership Chair, 1985-1989 - Arizona Judicial Council, 1995-1997; 2005- Commission of Technology, 1990-1995;1998-2005 Chair, 1999-2005 Public Access to Records Committee, 1997 - Arizona Judges' Association 1990- Executive Committee, 1990-1998 President, 1993-1994 Vice-President, 1992-1993 Secretary, 1991-1992 - National Association of Women Judges, 1990- Vice-President, 1999-2001 Executive Committee, 1995-2001 Chair, 1994 Convention Committee Chair, Genome Justice Project, 2001-2005 - Supreme Court of Arizona Commission on Judicial Conduct, 1991-1997 Vice-chair, 1993-1997 - Judicial College of Arizona Supreme Court Board Member, 1998-2004 - Supreme Court of Arizona Disciplinary Commission, 1984-1989 - State Bar of Arizona Faculty, Professionalism Course, 1992-1996; 2002- Civil Practice and Procedure Committee, 1991-1993 Member, Board of Legal Specialization - Founding Fellow, Arizona Bar Foundation - Arizona Women Lawyers' Association, 1975- |
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