Peter Eckerstrom
| Peter Eckerstrom | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| Arizona Court of Appeals | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Division Two |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Gov. Janet Napolitano |
| Active: | 1997-2018 |
| Past post: | Attorney, private practice |
| Past term: | 1976-2012 |
| Personal History | |
| Bachelors: | Arizona State University, 1972 |
| Law School: | Arizona State University College of Law, 1976 |
| Candidate 2012: | |
| Candidate for: | Court of Appeals |
| State: | Arizona |
| Election information 2012: | |
| Incumbent: | Yes |
| Election date: | November 6, 2012 |
| Retention vote: | 188,495 |
| Retention vote %: | 72.78%  |
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Peter J. Eckerstrom is the Vice Chief Judge judge on the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two. He was appointed to the Court of Appeals in 2003 by Governor Janet Napolitano, and was retained in 2006 and 2012. His current six-year term on the court ends in 2018.
Education
Judge Eckerstrom earned his B.A. in 1982 from Yale University and his JD from Stanford University in 1986. He was admitted to the California Bar in 1986 and the Arizona Bar in 1988.
Legal career
In 1988, Eckerstrom became Assistant Pima County Public Defender, a position that he served until 1994. [1]
Associations
Eckerstrom is a member of the Arizona Commission on Judicial Performance Review. [2]
Elections
2012
Eckerstrom was retained with 72.78% of the vote in the general election on November 6th. [3][4]
- See also: Arizona judicial elections, 2012
2006
Eckerstrom was retained with 161,359 votes for retention and 42,883 against.[5]
External links
- Official biography of Peter Eckerstrom
- Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two webpage
- Arizona Judges Review of Eckerstrom
- List of Division Two judges
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