Andrew Hurwitz
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Andrew D. Hurwitz is a justice on the Arizona Supreme Court. He was appointed to the court in 2003 by Democratic governor Janet Napolitano and then retained in 2006. His current six-year term on the court expires in 2012.
On July 1, 2009, Hurwitz began a five-year term as the court's Vice Chief Justice.
Legal education and experience
Justice Hurwitz earned his A.B. in Public and International Affairs, cum laude, from Princeton University in 1968 (Phi Beta Kappa; Princeton Pre-Law Society, President) and his J.D. from Yale University in 1972 where he was Yale Law Journal Note and Comment Editor, 1971-1972 and on the Board of Editors, 1969-1971.[1]
Clerkships
- U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Potter Stewart, 1973-1974
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Judge J. Joseph Smith, 1972-1973
- U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, Judge Jon O. Newman, 1972
Legal career
Justice Hurwitz practiced law with the firm Meyer Hendricks Victor Osborn & Maledon from 1974-1980, 1983-1995. He served as Judge Pro Tempore, Arizona Court of Appeals, Div. I, 1994, 1996 and 1998 and worked for the firm Osborn Maledon from 1995-2003 before becoming a Justice on Arizona Supreme Court (2003 to Present).
Professional and Civic Activities
- American Law Institute, 2002-Present
- Horace Rumpole Inn of Court, Master, 1997-Present
- Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest, Board of Directors, 1986-1988
- Arizona Town Hall, 1992-Present
- Arizona State University Research Park, Director, 1989-2003
- Children's Action Alliance, Board of Directors, 1999-2003 (Secretary, 2002-2003)
- City of Phoenix, Street Environment Committee, Chair, 1989-1990
- City of Phoenix, Neighborhood Improvement Committee, Chair, 1986-1988
- Princeton Alumni Schools Committee, 1983-Present
- State Bar of Arizona, Examination and Bar Review Committee, 1986-1987
- State Bar of Arizona, Committee on Rules of Professional Conduct, 1985-1990
- Federal Rules of Evidence Advisory Committee, 2004
Professorial Undertakings
- Arizona State University, Adjunct Professor of Law, Ethics, Supreme Court Litigation, Legislative Process, Civil Procedure, Federal Courts, 1977-1980, 1988, 2002, 2004
- Arizona State University, Distinguished Visitor from Practice, 2001
- Arizona State University, Visiting Professor of Law, Civil Procedure, 1994-1995
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