Learn what it takes to become a judge for Pima County Superior Court. Join Supreme Court Justice Beene as he moderates a discussion with Pima County Judicial Nominating Commission members and the Governor’s general counsel. They will discuss the composition of the commission, how they evaluate judicial candidates, explain the interview process, and discuss the vetting process at the Governor’s level. Professor Paul Bennett, from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, will present data and research related to Pima County Superior Court.
1:00 - 1:15 p.m. Research and Data on Pima County Superior Court
Professor Paul Bennett, Charles E. Ares Professor of Law; Director of the Child and Family Law
Clinic, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law
1:15 - 3:00 p.m. Panel Discussion
Moderator:
Justice James Beene, Arizona Supreme Court
Panelists:
Nicole Barraza, Member, Pima County Judicial Nominating Commission
Professor Paul Bennett, Charles E. Ares Professor of Law; Director of the Child and Family Law
Clinic, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law
Sambo Dul, General Counsel, Office of Governor Katie Hobbs
Walter Nash, Law Offices of Walter B Nash III PC; Member, Pima County Judicial Nominating Commission
Nanette Warner, Karp & Weiss PC; Member, Pima County Judicial Nominating Commission
JUSTICE JAMES P. BEENE was appointed to the Arizona Supreme Court in 2019. Prior to his appointment, Justice Beene spent two and a half years on the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One, and seven years on the Arizona Superior Court for Maricopa County. He graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1988 and earned his J.D. from the University of Arizona in 1991. Justice Beene began his legal career at the Pinal County Attorney's Office, and then worked as a trial attorney in the Maricopa County Attorney's Office.
Sambo (Bo) Dul joined the Secretary of State's office as the State Elections Director in January 2019. Before that, she was a partner in the Political Law Group at Perkins Coie LLP, where she focused on election and voting rights litigation, international anti-corruption compliance and investigations, and immigrant and refugee rights pro bono work. Bo grew up in Tempe and received bachelor's degrees in Economics, Political Science, and Spanish from Arizona State University. She received her Master's in Public Affairs from Princeton University and Juris Doctorate from New York University School of Law. After law and graduate school, she practiced law at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in New York and clerked on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit before moving back home to Arizona six years ago. She and her husband, Ryan, have two little girls, Kora (4) and Lilah (1).
