Ann Timmer Explained

Ann Timmer
Office:Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
Term Start:July 1, 2024
Predecessor:Robert M. Brutinel
Office1:Vice Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
Term Start1:July 1, 2019
Term End1:July 1, 2024
Predecessor1:Robert M. Brutinel
Successor1:John Lopez IV
Office2:Associate Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
Appointer2:Jan Brewer
Term Start2:October 12, 2012
Predecessor2:Andrew Hurwitz
Birth Date:12 September 1960
Party:Republican
Education:University of Arizona (BA)
Arizona State University, Tempe (JD)
Duke University (LLM)

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.

Education

Timmer 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

Timmer 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

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.[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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Justice Ann A. Scott Timmer. www.azcourts.gov. 2016-01-31.
  2. Web site: Ann Timmer . August 29, 2013.
  3. https://judicialstudies.duke.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2016-MJS-Bios-Photos.pdf MJS Bios
  4. Web site: Help Center - the Arizona Republic.
  5. Web site: Meet the Justices. The Arizona Judicial Branch. 2024 . AzCourts.gov . April 9, 2024.
  6. Web site: July 1, 2024 . Chief Justice Ann A. Scott Timmer . July 16, 2024 . www.azcourts.gov.
  7. Web site: Sometimes a newspaper's ethics guidelines have to be flexible - McGuire on Media. 19 May 2010.
  8. Web site: 2 state court nominees have roots in Tucson - Tucson Citizen Morgue, Part 2 (1993-2009). tucsoncitizen.com.