Rebecca White Berch

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Rebecca White Berch is a justice on the Arizona Supreme Court. On July 1, 2009, she began a five-year term as the court's Chief Justice, a position to which she was elected by her peers on the court. As chief justice, she succeeds Ruth McGregor.

Berch has been a justice of the state's highest court since March 2002, when she was appointed to the court by Republican governor Jane Dee Hull.

Education and experience

Justice Berch earned an M.A. from Arizona State University (1990), her J.D. from Arizona State University College of Law (1979) and her B.S. from Arizona State University (1976).

Justice Berch began her career as an Associate and Partner with the firm McGroder, Tryon, Heller, Rayes & Berch, 1979-1985 before serving as Director, Legal Writing Program, Arizona State University College of Law, from 1986-1991, and 1994-1995. She served as Solicitor General for the State of Arizona, from 1991-1994, as Special Counsel to the Arizona Attorney General from 1995-1996 and as First Assistant Arizona Attorney General from 1996-1998.

Justice Berch joined the bench as a Judge on the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division I, from April 1998- March 2002. She served as a justice on the Arizona Supreme Court in April 2002 - June 2005 before becoming Vice Chief Justice in June 2005. [1]

Publications

  • Co-Author, Introduction to Legal Method and Process, West Publishing Co., 1985, Third edition, 2002
  • Co-Author, Teacher’s Manual for Introduction to Legal Method and Process, West Publishing Co., 1985, Third edition, 2002
  • Author, nine law review articles, chapters in two books, book reviews and numerous articles on legal writing [1]

Professorial positions

  • Adjunct Professor, Arizona State University College of Law, 1984 - 1986
  • Adjunct Professor, Center for Women’s Studies, Arizona State University, 1985 - 1986
  • Adjunct Professor, Center for the Study of Justice, Arizona State University, 1980 - 1982
  • Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, summers 1986 - 1987
  • Mount St. Mary’s College, Los Angeles, California, 08, 1986 [1]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Justice Berch bio from the Arizona Supreme Court
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