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Rebecca White Berch
Arizona Supreme Court
Professional Experience
- Justice
- Arizona Supreme Court
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- Justice, March 2002 - June 2005; July 2014 - Present; Chief Justice, July 2009 - June 2014; Vice Chief Justice, June 2005 - June 2009
- Judge
- Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One
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- First Assistant (Chief Deputy), Arizona Attorney General
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- Special Counsel to the Arizona Attorney General
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- Director
- Legal Writing Program, Arizona State University College of Law
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- Solicitor General for the State of Arizona
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- Director
- Legal Writing Program, Arizona State University College of Law
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- Flagstaff, Arizona, summers
- Northern Arizona University
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- Adjunct Professor
- Center for Women’s Studies, Arizona State University
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- Adjunct Professor
- Arizona State University College of Law
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- Mount St. Mary’s College, Los Angeles, California
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- Associate and Partner
- McGroder, Tryon, Heller, Rayes & Berch
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- Adjunct Professor
- Center for the Study of Justice, Arizona State University
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Education
- Arizona State University
- M.A. (1990)
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- Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University
- J.D. (1979)
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- Arizona State University
- B.S. (1976)
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Awards
- Distinguished Service Award
- Volunteer Lawyers Program of Southern Arizona Legal Aid
- Alumni Service Award
- Arizona State University
- James A. Walsh Outstanding Jurist Award
- State Bar of Arizona
- Mark Santana Award for Exceptional Contributions in Law-Related Education
- Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education
- Fifty Most Influential Women in Arizona Business
- Arizona Business Magazine
Professional Associations
- Arizona Court of Appeals
- Judge Pro Tempore
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- Valley Leadership Class XIX
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- We the People
- Volunteer Judge and Trainer (Local and National)
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- Arizona Mock Trial
- Judge for High School Competitions
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- The American Law Institute
- Member
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- Arizona Commission on Trial Court Appointments (Pinal County)
- Chair
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- Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, American Bar Association
- Counsel
- - Current
- Activities: Chair-Elect 2015 - 2016
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- National Conference of Bar Examiners
- Board of Trustees
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- The Green Bag Almanac and Reader
- Board of Advisors
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- Law Society, Arizona State University College of Law
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- U.S. Conference of Chief Justices
- Board of Governors
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- Arizona Commission on Appellate Court Appointments
- Chair
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- Bar Admissions Committee, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, American Bar Association
- Chair
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- Commission on Technology
- Chair
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- Arizona Commission on Trial Court Appointments (Maricopa County)
- Chair
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- Judicial College of Arizona
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- Activities: Dean, 2002 - 2004
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- Arizona State Bar Board of Governors
- Liaison
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- Commission on Judicial Conduct
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- Board of Certified Court Reporters
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- Committee on Examinations
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- The Journal of the Legal Writing Institute
- Board of Editors
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- Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee
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- Homeless Legal Assistance Project
- Board of Directors
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- Superior Court in Maricopa County
- Judge Pro Tempore and Court-Appointed Arbitrator
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- State Bar Civil Practice (RAJI) Committee
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- Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Committee
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- Arizona State University College of Law Alumni Association
- Board of Directors
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Publications
Articles & Publications
- Introduction to Legal Method and Process, West Publishing Co.
- Teacher’s Manual for Introduction to Legal Method and Process, West Publishing Co.
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