Michael S Catlett

HON MICHAEL S. CATLETT was appointed to the Court of Appeals in 2022. From 2020 to 2023, Judge Catlett worked at the Arizona Attorney General’s Office as Deputy Solicitor General and Chief Counsel of Special Litigation, representing the State of Arizona in trial and appellate courts. Prior to joining the Attorney General’s Office, Judge Catlett was a commercial and appellate litigator in private practice with the law firms of Quarles & Brady LLP (Associate 2010-2014, Partner 2014-2020) and Osborn Maledon, P.A. (Associate 2007-2010). After graduating from law school, Judge Catlett served a one-year clerkship (2006-2007) with the Hon. Paul J. Kelly, Jr., United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Judge Catlett received his bachelor’s degree summa cum laude in finance from Arizona State University and his law degree summa cum laude from the University of Arizona College of Law, where he was Editor-In-Chief of the Arizona Law Review.