Ruth McGregor explained

Ruth V. McGregor
Office:Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
Term Start:June 12, 2005
Term End:July 1, 2009
Successor:Rebecca White Berch
Office2:Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
Appointer2:Jane Dee Hull
Term Start2:1998
Term End2:July 1, 2009
Predecessor2:James Moeller
Successor2:John Pelander
Birth Date:4 April 1943
Birth Place:Le Mars, Iowa, U.S.
Education:University of Iowa (BA, MA) Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law (JD)

Ruth Van Roekel McGregor (born April 4, 1943) is an American lawyer and former justice of the Arizona Supreme Court.[1]

Legal education and experience

McGregor received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Iowa in 1964, a Master of Arts from the University of Iowa in 1965, and her Juris Doctor from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University 1974.

Judicial career

McGregor served as law clerk to Supreme Court of the United States justice Sandra Day O'Connor from 1981 to 1982 and served on the Arizona Court of Appeals from 1989 to 1998.

McGregor was appointed to the Arizona Supreme Court in 1998 by Governor Jane Dee Hull and remained there until her retirement in 2009.[2] She was retained in 2000 and 2006. She served a term as chief justice that ended with her retirement from the court. She retired from the court on June 30, 2009, and was succeeded by John Pelander.

McGregor is an advocate of Arizona's version of the Missouri Plan for choosing state judges.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Who's who in the West. 2004. 9780837909356.
  2. http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/mcgregor%20retirement%20doc%202.pdf "ARIZONA SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE RUTH V. MCGREGOR ADDRESSES JOINT SESSION OF LEGISLATURE, ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT"
  3. http://www.azadvocacy.org/forumsandevents/mar08honruthmcgregor.html "Should Politicians Take Over Arizona's Courts? A Special Event With The Honorable Ruth V. McGregor"