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Fairness, Respect, Integrity, Innovation and Safety February 2018 Judicial Branch News Portrait Ceremony for Judge O’Toole on Page 3 Judge Thomas O’Toole Portrait Dedication Ceremony
Fairness, Respect, Integrity, Innovation and Safety February 2018
Judicial Branch News
Portrait Ceremony for Judge O’Toole on Page 3
Judge Thomas O’Toole Portrait Dedication Ceremony
Judicial Branch News
The Judicial Branch News is an online newsletter published by the Media Relations Department.
Contributing WritersCathy WyseScott Loos
Charles PerkinsDanna Quinn
Contributing EditorsBryan BouchardVincent Funari
Dennis CarpenterClara Colmenero
Norma Quiroz
Features
3 Portrait Ceremony: Judge Thomas O’Toole
4 Interpreters Earn Certification
5 Photo Highlights: Commissioners Swearing-in
6 Employee Anniversaries
7 Teen Court Wins Award
8 Volunteers Needed for Courthouse Experience
Vol 11 Issue 14 Contents
February 2018
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Court News
Portrait Ceremony for Judge Thomas O’Toole
Superior Court celebrated the life and judicial career of Judge Thomas O’Toole with a portrait dedication ceremony on February 15.
The ceremonial courtroom in the Old Courthouse, courtroom 309, was standing-room-only with judges, former judges, court staff, friends and family filling the courtroom.
Presiding Judge Janet Barton and Senior District Court Judge Frederick Martone spoke to the audience about their dear friend and former colleague.
Judge O’Toole served on the bench from 1984 to 2008. He served in the criminal department with stints as the presiding judge and associate presiding judge. During his time on the Bench, Judge O’Toole received many honors. He was named Judge of the Year by the American Board of Trial Advocates and served as president of the Arizona Judge’s Association.
Prior to joining the court, Judge O’Toole served as an assistant public defender in Arizona; later becoming a federal public defender in Arizona.
Judge O’Toole earned his Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Notre Dame in 1960 and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1966.
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Employees Earn ACICP Interpeter Certification
Court Interpreting and Translation Services (CITS) staff interpreters Jennifer Hammond, Maite López, María Korb and Matthew Ren recently were granted their Arizona Court Interpreter Credential Program (ACICP) certification status by the Supreme Court.
Hammond began her career with CITS after an internship in the late 1980s, coming on board permanently in 1990. She also holds a certification as a Spanish>English translator with the American Translators Association. She has practiced in Criminal, Family and Juvenile matters.
Lopez began working at CITS in 2007. She has appeared in Family, DUI Commissioner, Criminal Trial and Juvenile matters.
Korb came to Maricopa County in 2005 from Pinal County where she worked as an interpreter. She has been assigned to family, civil, criminal and juvenile divisions.
Ren began with CITS in 2016 after working as a telephone and medical interpreter. He has been assigned to family and criminal divisions.
The Supreme Court has set July 1, 2019 as the deadline for all staff interpreters in courts of limited and general jurisdiction in Arizona to hold an ACICP credential. For Superior Court practice, the interpreter must register with the State, pass a written exam, undergo remote training, and pass an oral interpreting exam. CITS is currently at 81% compliance.
Scott Loos, CITS
Left to right -Maite Lopez, Matthew Ren and Maria Korb. Not pictured Jennifer Hammond
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Photo Highlights: Commissioner Swearing InSuperior Court recognized the appointments of Commissioners Melissa Zabor, Thomas Marquoit and Lindsay Abramson, by Presiding Judge Janet Barton, with a ceremonial swearing in ceremony held in the Board of Supervisors Auditorium on February 16.
Presiding Judge Janet Barton delivers the oath of office to Commissioner Melissa Zabor.
Presiding Judge Janet Barton delivers the oath of office to Commissioner Thomas Marquoit.
Presiding Judge Janet Barton delivers the oath of office to Commissioner Lindsay Abramson.
Superior Court Judge and MCBA President Geoffrey Fish presents a ceremonial gavel to Commissioner Melissa Zabor.
Superior Court Judge and MCBA President Geoffrey Fish presents a ceremonial gavel to Commissioner Lindsay Abramson.
Superior Court Judge and MCBA President Geoffrey Fish presents a ceremonial gavel to Commissioner Thomas Marquoit.
Employee Anniversaries
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* Information provided by the Human Resources Department
Michel Bridget CollectorNathan Chaplin Adult Probation OfficerMelissa Holdeman Judicial AssistantSarah Larson Adult Probation OfficerVeronica Ledesma Judicial AssistantYadhira Moreno Miller Judicial Clerk SeniorCheryl Cole-Terry Quality Assurance Analyst Sr/LDRandy Collins Judicial AssistantPaula Songer Judicial Clerk
Shirleen Tarangle Adult Probation OfficerAundrea Green Adult Probation Officer
Marcus Jones Juvenile Surveillance Officer
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Charles PerkinsJuvenile Probation Department
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Court News
Teen Court Wins Award
Maricopa County Teen Court, administered by the Juvenile Probation Department, was awarded the Linking Sports and Communities – Community Leadership Award for excellence in community leadership with an outstanding commitment to youth empowerment and success.
Teen Courts, which have established partnership with Safe Schools Focus on Excellence Youth, is an option to divert youth from formal court involvement. Trained youth serve as judges and jurors to provide peer-led consequences for youth that have been referred by law enforcement for a misdemeanor offense. Youth accept responsibility and are held accountable through trained peers with general oversight by an adult facilitator. The Teen Court process allows them to interact with their peers and establish a better understanding of the importance of civic responsibility and personal acceptance of their own behavior and actions through peer influence.
Accepting the award was Juvenile Probation Director Charlsie Cordova and Pam Neal, Director of Safe Schools Focus on Excellence Youth Program. The award was presented by former professional football player Cameron Colvin, President of Linking in Sports and Communities.
Left to right: Charlsie Cordova, Pam Neal and Cameron Colvin.
Adult Probation Chief Barbara Broderick was recognized at the recent American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) conference in Houston, Texas for an article she co-authored with Wendy Still, Chief Probation Officer, Alameda County, CA, entitled, “Building Trust and Legitimacy within Community Corrections.”
Published by the National Institute of Justice, the article provides a strategic road map for community corrections in the 21st
century. Useful to both administrators and policy makers, the article provides six principles to guide reform as well as documentation supporting these principles. The authors were selected for APPA’s Sam Houston State University Award, which honors a practitioner who has published an article that provides new information and insight into the operation, effectiveness or future of the community corrections profession. The article must be published in a national or regional journal concerning probation, parole or community corrections.
The Judicial Branch of Arizona in Maricopa County hired Sig Perez as its new Deputy Jury Administrator.
Most recently, Perez served 10 years working at the Clerk of the Superior Court of Maricopa County. At the Clerk’s office, she served as a courtroom clerk and as a courtroom service manager.
Perez holds a master degree from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ.
Barbara Broderick
APD Chief Honored
Deputy Jury Administrator
Charles PerkinsJuvenile Probation Department
Cathy WyseAdult Probation Department
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Whether it’s introducing kids to a legal career or teaching them about the law so they don’t end up on the wrong side of Arizona’s justice system, volunteering to become a court guide in Maricopa County Superior Court’s Courthouse Experience program has many benefits.
Courthouse Experience gives Maricopa County students an opportunity to see and understand what really goes on in a courtroom and helps them learn about accountability and it also exposes them to the judicial system.
But to reach these children and make a difference in their lives, Superior Court needs the help of volunteer attorneys and court employees.
The program’s success is due in large part to volunteers who provide valuable time to lead student groups varying from 6th grade through college age on a tour of the court. A Courthouse Experience tour often include visits with judicial officers and staff, observations of court proceedings, visits to the jury assembly room and informative question and answer periods.
The tours primarily take place in the South Court Tower and Central Court Building in Downtown Phoenix. However, visits can be arranged to any regional Superior Court located throughout the county. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer for Courthouse Experience, please call Vincent Funari, program coordinator, at 602.506.7032 or [email protected].
Volunteers Needed for Courthouse Experience
Volunteer attorney Ed Leiter speaks to a group of students from American Leadership Academy outside of the South Court Tower.
