Laine Page McDonald

was appointed by Governor Hobbs to the Superior Court in Pima County in March of 2025 and took the bench in April 2025. She is presently assigned to the family law bench. Prior to being appointed to the Superior Court bench, Judge McDonald served as the Town Magistrate for the Town of Marana from 2015 to 2025. Prior to her appointment as Town Magistrate, she worked in the Marana Legal Department for nine years, serving as the Town Prosecutor and doing civil work for the Town of Marana. Judge McDonald is a 2003 graduate of the University of Arizona and a 2006 graduate of the University of Arizona Rogers College of Law. Judge McDonald serves on the Arizona Supreme Court Task Force on Public Communication and Commission on Victims in the Courts. She is also a member of the Arizona Supreme Court’s Commission on Access to Justice Rules Workgroup. Previously, Judge McDonald served as co-chair of the statewide Limited Jurisdiction New Judge Orientation and a member of the Arizona Supreme Court's Limited Jurisdiction Courts Committee. Judge McDonald is a frequent presenter for both the Arizona Judicial College and the State Bar of Arizona.