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| Affiliation | Nonpartisan |
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| Name | Ruth V. McGregor |
| Address |
, Arizona , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
Unknown
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | Thomas Walker
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| Info | EDUCATION:
- LL.M., University of Virginia, 1998
- J.D., summa cum laude, Arizona State University College
of Law, May 1974
Class rank: First
Editorial Board, Arizona State University Law Journal
Armstrong Award (1974 outstanding graduate)
- M.A., University of Iowa, August 1965
- B.A., summa cum laude, University of Iowa, May 1964
Class rank: First in College of Liberal Arts
Martar Board; Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Lambda Delta
- Manson Community High School, Manson, Iowa
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
- Chief Justice, Arizona Supreme Court, June 2005-
- Vice Chief Justice, Arizona Supreme Court, 2002 - June 2005
- Justice, Arizona Supreme Court, 1998 - present
- Judge, Arizona Court of Appeals, December 1989 - February 1998
Chief Judge, July 1995 - July 1997
Vice Chief Judge, July 1993 - July 1995
- United States Supreme Court: Law clerk to Justice Sandra Day O'Connor,
September 1981 - July 1982
PRIVATE LAW PRACTICE:
Fennemore Craig--Phoenix, Arizona, August 1974 - September 1981, August 1982
- December 1989
Practice involved civil trial, administrative and appellate work in state and federal
agencies and courts. During her 15 years in private practice, McGregor worked in
widely diverse substantive areas of law. As her practice became more
specialized, she concentrated in the area of employment law.
McGregor acted in several managerial positions for Fennemore Craig, one
of the five largest private law firms in Phoenix, including terms as the firm's first
female hiring partner and as a member of its management committee.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES:
- American Inns of Court Foundation
Board of Trustees, 1998-
Secretary, 2000-2004
Chair, National Nominating Committee, 1995-1998; 2002-2005
- Arizona Inns of Court
Master of the Bench, 1988-
President, 1991-1992
Program Chair, 1990-1991
- American Bar Association
Council, Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar 2003-
Standards Committee, 2002-2003
The Central and East European Law Initiative,1991-
1991-1992: Served as member of four-person team that traveled to
Lithuania to assist parliament in drafting a constitution and restructuring
the judicial system.
1993: Returned to Lithuania to present judicial ethics seminars.
1995: Served as member of training seminar for members of Constitutional
Court of the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
State Visitation Committee (law college accreditation), 1992, 1998
State Membership Chair, 1985-1989
- Arizona Judicial Council, 1995-1997; 2005-
Commission of Technology, 1990-1995;1998-2005
Chair, 1999-2005
Public Access to Records Committee, 1997
- Arizona Judges' Association 1990-
Executive Committee, 1990-1998
President, 1993-1994
Vice-President, 1992-1993
Secretary, 1991-1992
- National Association of Women Judges, 1990-
Vice-President, 1999-2001
Executive Committee, 1995-2001
Chair, 1994 Convention Committee
Chair, Genome Justice Project, 2001-2005
- Supreme Court of Arizona Commission on Judicial Conduct, 1991-1997
Vice-chair, 1993-1997
- Judicial College of Arizona Supreme Court
Board Member, 1998-2004
- Supreme Court of Arizona Disciplinary Commission, 1984-1989
- State Bar of Arizona
Faculty, Professionalism Course, 1992-1996; 2002-
Civil Practice and Procedure Committee, 1991-1993
Member, Board of Legal Specialization
- Founding Fellow, Arizona Bar Foundation
- Arizona Women Lawyers' Association, 1975-
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