Ann A. Scott Timmer (born September 12, 1960) is an American lawyer who has served as the chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court since 2024. She concurrently has served as a justice of the court since 2012.
Ann Timmer | |
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| Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Robert M. Brutinel |
| Vice Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court | |
| In office July 1, 2019 – July 1, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Robert M. Brutinel |
| Succeeded by | John Lopez IV |
| Associate Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office October 12, 2012 | |
| Appointed by | Jan Brewer |
| Preceded by | Andrew Hurwitz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 12, 1960 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Arizona (BA) Arizona State University, Tempe (JD) Duke University (LLM) |
Education
editTimmer attended the University of Arizona and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1982.[1] Timmer graduated from Arizona State University College of Law in 1985.[2] In 2018, she graduated from Duke Law School with an LLM in judicial studies.[3]
Career
editTimmer worked for private law firms in Phoenix, Arizona. She focused on commercial and employment litigation, and tried capital murder cases both as a defense attorney and as a special prosecutor.[4]
Prior to her 2012 appointment by then Governor Jan Brewer[5] to the Arizona Supreme Court, Timmer was the chief judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One. She was appointed in 2000 by former Governor Jane Dee Hull. Timmer was retained to the court in 2002 and 2008. She became chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court on July 1, 2024.[6]
Family
editTimmer's sister, Laurie Roberts, is a columnist for the Arizona Republic. Roberts frequently writes columns that are critical of Arizona's judiciary and other aspects of Arizona government.[7]
Timmer is married and has three daughters. Because one of her daughters is deaf, Timmer learned American Sign Language at the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind in Tucson.[8]
Publications
edit- “Working Class – What Seasoned Attorneys Will Never Tell You,” Arizona Attorney, February 2008 (cover-featured article) [1]
- “Diversity Lunches Answer the Real Questions,” Maricopa Lawyer, December 2004 [permanent dead link] [permanent dead link] (p. 14)
- “Alternative Work: Wave of the Future or Fast Track,” Arizona Attorney, May 2001 (co-author) [permanent dead link] [permanent dead link]
References
edit- ^ "Justice Ann A. Scott Timmer". www.azcourts.gov. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ "Ann Timmer". Retrieved August 29, 2013.
- ^ MJS Bios judicialstudies.duke.edu May 2018
- ^ "Help Center - the Arizona Republic".
- ^ "Meet the Justices". AzCourts.gov. The Arizona Judicial Branch. 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "Chief Justice Ann A. Scott Timmer". www.azcourts.gov. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "Sometimes a newspaper's ethics guidelines have to be flexible - McGuire on Media". May 19, 2010.
- ^ "2 state court nominees have roots in Tucson - Tucson Citizen Morgue, Part 2 (1993-2009)". tucsoncitizen.com.