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Best Practices For Civil Appeals In The Newly-Expanded Division 2 (Virtual Course)
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Join Division 2 of the Court of Appeals to learn about:
- Appellate Jurisdiction Issues: Discussion of how Division 2 evaluates jurisdiction in civil and family law cases
- Overview of the case processing procedure at Division 2
- Standards of Review on Appeal
- Written and Oral Appellate Advocacy
- Tips on effective brief writing and oral advocacy
- Requesting an oral argument
- Division 2’s use of draft decisions
- The use of supplemental authority at oral argument
- Citation to memorandum decisions
- Preserving the Record on Appeal
- Requests for Attorney Fees and Costs
- Motions to Publish
- Division 2’s Community Outreach and Mediation Programs
Faculty:
Honorable Christopher Staring, Vice Chief Judge, Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two
Honorable Lacey Gard, Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two
Honorable Michael Kelly, Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two
Honorable Christopher O’Neil, Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two
Honorable Jeffrey Sklar, Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two
Mac McCallum, Chief Staff Attorney, Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two
Moderator:
Geri Mose Mahrt, Staff Attorney, Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two
Christopher Staring, Judge, Arizona Court of Appeals, Div. 2
Honorable Christopher Staring attended the University of California at Davis, receiving his B.A. in 1983. He received his J.D. from Tulane University Law School in 1986, graduating cum laude, and Order of the Coif (top 10% of class). Judge Staring was in private civil practice for more than 23 years before being appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Arizona for Pima County in 2010. He was appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two in 2015.
Judge Staring serves as Chair of the Arizona Commission on Judicial Conduct. He also serves as Chair of the Arizona Supreme Court’s Ethics Advisory Committee and is a member of the Task Force on Ethics Rules Governing the State Attorney General, County Attorneys, and Other Public Lawyers. Additionally, Judge Staring serves on the Arizona Supreme Court Committee on Juvenile Courts.
Judge Staring previously served on the Arizona Commission on Judicial Performance Review and the Arizona Supreme Court Committee on Mental Health and the Justice System. He is a frequent speaker on judicial ethics, mental health law, and other mental health related topics.
Judge Staring resides in Tucson.
Judge Staring serves as Chair of the Arizona Commission on Judicial Conduct. He also serves as Chair of the Arizona Supreme Court’s Ethics Advisory Committee and is a member of the Task Force on Ethics Rules Governing the State Attorney General, County Attorneys, and Other Public Lawyers. Additionally, Judge Staring serves on the Arizona Supreme Court Committee on Juvenile Courts.
Judge Staring previously served on the Arizona Commission on Judicial Performance Review and the Arizona Supreme Court Committee on Mental Health and the Justice System. He is a frequent speaker on judicial ethics, mental health law, and other mental health related topics.
Judge Staring resides in Tucson.
Lacey Alexandra Stover Gard
is a Judge of the Pinal County Superior Court, where she is assigned to a civil rotation. Prior to her appointment, Lacey worked for 17 years at the Office of the Arizona Attorney General, serving most recently as Section Chief Counsel of the Capital Litigation Section. In that capacity, Lacey argued numerous capital cases in the state and federal appellate courts, and represented the State of Arizona in multiple post-conviction hearings. Lacey is also a former adjunct professor of legal writing at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law. She began her career as a law clerk to Judge J. William Brammer, Jr., of the Arizona Court of Appeals. Lacey received her Juris Doctor from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law in 2003, and her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Arizona in 2000.
Michael F Kelly
Honorable Michael F. Kelly – Before his appointment to the Arizona Court of Appeals, Judge Kelly was a partner at the Hollingsworth Kelly Law Firm, where his practice focused on civil litigation and trial work. Prior to that, Judge Kelly served as a prosecuting attorney at the Pima County Attorney’s Office where he handled homicide and violent crime cases. Judge Kelly was a longtime volunteer attorney with Step Up to Justice, and served on the Board of Directors for both Southern Arizona Legal Aid and the Tucson Village Farm before his appointment to the bench. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance in 2001. He then received his law degree from the University of Arizona in 2004.
Christopher James O'Neil
Honorable Christopher J. O'Neil was born and raised in Casa Grande, Arizona, where he presently resides. Before his appointment to the Arizona Court of Appeals, Judge O’Neil served as the Presiding Judge of the Casa Grande City Court and later as a Judge for the Arizona Superior Court in Pinal County. He graduated magna cum laude from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, where he served as Executive Note Editor for the Arizona Law Review.
Jeffrey Louis Sklar
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David Hayes McCallum, Chief Staff Attorney, Arizona Court of Appeals - Division Two
is a Staff Attorney at Division Two of the State of Arizona Court of Appeals. He graduated from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law in 2005 and served as a law clerk for Judge J. William Brammer, Jr., before joining the staff attorney team in 2010. Mr. McCallum has taught legal writing at the College of Law since 2011. 02/2017
Geri Mose Mahrt, Staff Attorney, Arizona Court of Appeals - Division Two
is a staff attorney at Division Two of the Arizona Court of Appeals and is the Settlement Conference Attorney for the court's appellate mediation program.Before becoming an attorney, Geri was an elementary school teacher. She received her J.D. degree from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law in 1987, where she was an editor on the Arizona Law Review. Upon graduation, Geri served as a law clerk for Arizona Court of Appeals Judge James D. Hathaway (deceased). She was a member of the law firm of Davis, Gugino, and Piccarreta, and the Law Office of Robert L. Gugino until she joined the Court of Appeals in 1997. Geri has taught numerous seminars on court-sponsored mediation and appellate practice. She is a native of Chicago.
