Jeffrey T Bergin

Judge

Superior Court in Pima County

Arizona Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Bergin is an Arizona native, born in Phoenix and raised in Tucson. He earned both his undergraduate degree and his law degree (with distinction) from the University of Arizona. In September 2011, following a twenty-year career in civil litigation, he was appointed to Division 22 of the Superior Court in Pima County.

Judge Bergin has served on the civil bench (presiding judge), the family bench (presiding judge), and the criminal bench. He was the court’s associate presiding judge from 2019 until July 1 of 2021, when the Arizona Supreme Court appointed him Pima County’s Presiding Judge. Judge Bergin stepped down as Presiding Judge on July 1, 2024. He is currently assigned to the civil bench.

Judge Bergin was the chair of the Superior Court in Pima County’s Back to Operations Task Force, created to respond to the COVID-19 epidemic and the associated impacts on the court. In addition, he has served on the Committee on Superior Court, the Civil Justice Reform Committee, and the Civil Practice and Procedures Committee. He is also a past president of the Arizona Judges’ Association. Currently, he serves on the Supreme Court’s Commission on Access to Justice.