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Lisa Ilka Abrams

Pima County Superior Court, Division 63


Honorable LISA ILKA ABRAMS was appointed to the position of Superior Court Judge in January 2021. Prior to her appointment, she served as a Superior Court Commissioner for 11 years. She currently serves on the family law bench. She has previously served on the juvenile bench and the probate bench. Lisa has been a member of the Pima County Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board since 2012 and served two terms on the board of the Arizona Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. She is a former partner of the law firm of Karp & Weiss, P.C. where she practiced in the areas of family, school, and juvenile law. She started her career as a Pima County Public Defender and as in house counsel for TUSD. She earned her BA, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Smith College, and her JD from the University of Arizona, College of Law. Lisa is actively involved in dog rescue and has five dogs.