Danielle J Viola
Superior Court Judge
Judge Danielle Viola joined the Maricopa County Superior Court in 2011. She currently serves as the Civil Presiding Judge. Judge Viola previously served as the Arizona Tax Court Judge, the Associate Criminal Presiding Judge, and the Administrative Judge for the Post-Conviction Relief Unit. She has presided over calendars in civil, complex civil, commercial court, criminal, tax, and family. She is the immediate past chair of the Jury Advisory Committee for the Maricopa County Superior Court, and she currently serves on the Advisory Committee on the Rules of Evidence, the Arizona Commission on Access to Justice, and the State Bar Civil Practice and Procedure Committee. Judge Viola also serves as a judicial sponsor for Maricopa County Superior Court’s Strategic Initiative focused on creating community access points. She served as a member of the COVID-19 Continuity of Court Operations During a Public Health Emergency (“Plan B”) Workgroup. Before taking the bench, Judge Viola practiced commercial litigation at Snell & Wilmer LLP. Judge Viola was born and raised in Arizona and graduated from Arizona State University before attending law school at Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law.
