Samuel Anderson Thumma

9th Circuit

D.C. Circuit

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Supreme Courts of Arizona

Supreme Courts of Illinois

Supreme Courts of Iowa

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Courts for the District of Columbia

United States District Courts for the Districts of Arizona

Judge

Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One

2012 - Current

Judge

Arizona Superior Court, Maricopa County

2007 - 2012

Criminal (2010-2012) and Juvenile (2007-2012) Rotations; Elected Member Judicial Executive Committee (2007-2012)

Partner

Perkins Coie Brown & Bain P.A.

2004 - 2007

Phoenix Office Management Committee Member (2005-2007)

Brown & Bain P.A., Phoenix

1992 - 2004

Partner (1996-2004), Hiring Partner (1999-2004) and Associate (1992-1996)

Law Clerk

Arizona Supreme Court

1992 - 1993

Associate

Arnold & Porter, Washington D.C.

1990 - 1992

Law Clerk

United States District Court, Northern District of Iowa

1988 - 1990

University of Iowa College of Law

J.D. (1988)

Honors: Graduated Order of the Coif with High Distinction

Activities: Note & Comment Editor, Iowa Law Review

Iowa State University

B.S. (1984)

Honors: Harry S. Truman Memorial Scholar and Cardinal Key Honor Society

Honorary Chair

American Bar Association, Litigation Section Annual Conference

2014

Lifetime Fellow

Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education

2011

Outstanding Subcommittee Chair

American Bar Association Litigation Section

2010

American Red Cross National and Regional Leadership Awards

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2008

Gala Honoree

American Red Cross National 125th Anniversary

2006

Class of 2002 “Forty Under 40” Honoree

The Business Journal

Technology Committee

Chair

2014 - Current

Committee on the Review of Supreme Court Rules Governing Professional Conduct and the Practice of Law

Member

2014 - Current

The Sedona Conference Judicial Advisory Board

2013 - Current

National Conference on Commissioners on Uniform State Laws

Arizona Uniform State Laws Commissioner and delegate

2012 - Current

Advisory Committee on Rules of Evidence

Arizona Supreme Court Co-Chair

2012 - Current

Appellate Handbook Committee

Co-Chair

2012 - Current

Arizona Appellate Handbook

Co-Editor

2012 - Current

Principles of Government Ethics

Member

2011 - Current

Thurgood Marshall Inn of Court

Member

2010 - Current

Activities: President (2013-2014)

Rotary International, Phoenix Rotary 100 Club

Member

2010 - Current

Judicial Division Ethics and Professionalism Committee

Member

2009 - Current

Consultative Groups Principles of the Law of Nonprofit Organizations

Member

2007 - Current

State Bar of Arizona Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct

Member

2006 - Current

American Bar Foundation

Member

2005 - Current

Advisor Restatement of the Law (Third) of Torts: Liability for Economic Loss

Member

2005 - Current

American Law Institute

Member

2003 - Current

Arizona Judicial Conference Planning Committee

Member

2012 - 2013

Superior Court New Judge Orientation

Co-Chair

2011 - 2012

Ad Hoc Committee on Rules of Evidence

Member

2010 - 2012

Committee on Judicial Education and Training

Member

2010 - 2012

National Conference of State Trial Judges

Arizona Delegate

2008 - 2012

Bench Books

Reviewer Juvenile and Juvenile Hearing Officer

2010 - 2011

Restatement of the Law (Third) Restitution and Unjust Enrichment

Member

2003 - 2011

American Red Cross National Leadership Council

Member

2009 - 2010

Judges’ Advisory Committee, Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility

American Bar Association Presidential Appointee

2007 - 2010

Pretrial Practice & Discovery Newsletter

Litigation Section Co-Editor

2006 - 2010

Western Service Area Council

Member

2004 - 2008

National Resolutions Committee

Member

2005 - 2007

Activities: Vice Chair (2006-2007)

Fee Arbitration Committee

Member

1994 - 2007

Activities: Chair (1997-2002)

Civil Practice and Procedure Committee

Member

1997 - 2006

Activities: Chair (2002-2006), Vice Chair (2001-2002)

Grand Canyon Chapter Board

Member

1999 - 2004

Activities: Chair (2002-2004), Executive Committee (2001-2004)

Valley Leadership Class XXIII

2001 - 2002

Scaling the Lexicon Fortress: The United States Supreme Court’s Use of Dictionaries in the Twenty-First Century

94 Marquette L. Rev. 77

2011

The Continuing Evolution of Arizona’s Economic Loss Rule

39 Ariz. St. L J. 353

2007

The History, Evolution and Implications of Arizona’s Economic Loss Rule

34 Ariz. St. L J. 491

2002

The Lexicon Remains a Fortress: An Update

5 Green Bag 2d 51

2001

The History of Electronic Mail in Litigation

16 Santa Clara Computer & High Tech. L.J. 1

1999

The Lexicon Has Become a Fortress: The United States Supreme Court’s Use of Dictionaries

47 Buff. L. Rev. 227

1999

The Iowa Equal Access to Justice Act: Is Recovery Available?

39 Drake L. Rev. 431

1989

The Domestic Industry Definition in Value-Added Agricultural Investigations: Why all the Attention?

12 N.C.J. Int'l Law & Com. Reg. 249

1987