John M Pelander

EDUCATION:
LL.M. (Master of Laws in Judicial Process) University of Virginia School of
Law, 1998
J.D., with high distinction and Order of the Coif University of Arizona College
of Law, 1976
Executive Editor, Arizona Law Review, 1975-1976
B.A., cum laude, Wittenberg University, 1973

JUDICIAL CLERKSHIP:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit,
Judge Richard H. Chambers, 1976-1977

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Justice, Arizona Supreme Court, September 2009 – present
Judge, Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two, May 1995 – August 2009
Chief Judge, July 2004 – June 2009
Vice Chief Judge, July 1999 – June 2004
Partner, Slutes, Sakrison, Grant & Pelander, P.C., 1984-1995
Partner, Slutes, Browning, Sakrison & Grant, P.C., 1981-1984
Associate and Partner, Slutes, Browning, Zlaket & Sakrison, P.C., 1977-1981

HONORS AND AWARDS:
Citation Award, Wittenberg University, 2010
Professional Achievement Award, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, 2010
Distinguished Alumnus Award, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, 2007
Second Year Law Student Contributing Most to Legal Scholarship, 1975
Outstanding First Year Writer, Arizona Law Review, 1974
Arizona State Bar Award, 1974 (top exam in course on legal ethics)
Standard Oil of Ohio Scholarship, Wittenberg University (4 years)
Alumni Scholarship, Wittenberg University (4 years)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES:
Council of Chief Judges of the State Courts of Appeal
Vice President (2008-2009); Secretary/Treasurer (2007-2008)
Arizona Judicial Council, 2004-2009
Arizona Judicial Performance Review Commission, 2000-2007
Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee, 1997-2004
Chairman, November 2000 – May 2004
Arizona Supreme Court CourTools Committee, 2008-present