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Ann Timmer Chief Justice
Chief Justice, Arizona Supreme Court
Background: Timmer worked for law firms in Phoenix, Arizona before becoming a judge. Timmer was retained to the court in 2002 and 2008 and was chief judge from 2008 to 2011.
At a glance
- Court
- Arizona Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- Yes
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Janice Kay Brewer (R) (2012); retained by voters in a retention election on November 8, 2022
- Appointed by
- Gov. Janice Kay Brewer (R)
- Appointment date
- 2012
- Took office
- 2012
- Current term ends
- January 1, 2029
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 8, 2022
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Indeterminate (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: University of Arizona, 1982
- Law: Arizona State University Law School, 1985
- Graduate: Duke University School of Law, 2018
- Prior offices
- Arizona Court of Appeals Division One (2000 - 2012)
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Assisted appointment (governor-controlled commission)A nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
Summary of facts listed on Ann Timmer’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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