Ann Timmer

Ann A. Scott Timmer (born September 12, 1960) is a justice of the Arizona Supreme Court currently serving as Vice Chief Justice.

Ann Timmer
Vice Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
Assumed office
July 1, 2019
Preceded byRobert M. Brutinel
Associate Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
Assumed office
October 12, 2012
Appointed byJan Brewer
Preceded byAndrew Hurwitz
Judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals
In office
March 2000 – October 12, 2012
Appointed byJane Dee Hull
Preceded byThomas Kleinschmidt
Succeeded byKent E. Cattani
Personal details
Born (1960-09-12) September 12, 1960
Political partyRepublican[1]
Alma materUniversity of Arizona (BA)
Arizona State University (JD)

Education

Timmer attended the University of Arizona and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1982.[2] Timmer graduated from Arizona State University College of Law in 1985.[3] In 2018, Justice Timmer graduated from Duke Law School with an LLM in judicial studies.[4]

Career

Prior to her appointment 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 Arizona Governor Jane Dee Hull. Timmer was retained to the court in 2002 and 2008.

Timmer also previously 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.[5]

Family

Timmer'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.[6]

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.[7]

Publications
  • “Working Class – What Seasoned Attorneys Will Never Tell You,” Arizona Attorney, February 2008 (cover-featured article)
  • “Diversity Lunches Answer the Real Questions,” Maricopa Lawyer, December 2004 (p. 14)
  • “Alternative Work: Wave of the Future or Fast Track,” Arizona Attorney, May 2001 (co-author)

References
  1. "Help Center - the Arizona Republic" (PDF).
  2. "Justice Ann A. Scott Timmer". www.azcourts.gov. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  3. "Ann Timmer". Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  4. MJS Bios judicialstudies.duke.edu May 2018
  5. "Help Center - the Arizona Republic".
  6. "Sometimes a newspaper's ethics guidelines have to be flexible - McGuire on Media". May 19, 2010.
  7. "2 state court nominees have roots in Tucson - Tucson Citizen Morgue, Part 2 (1993-2009)". tucsoncitizen.com.
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