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Board of Governors

The State Bar of Arizona Board of Governors oversees the policy making and operations of the organization. The Board is comprised of 30 people: four non-attorney, public members, three at-large members and three district governors appointed by the Arizona Supreme Court; 16 attorney members elected by fellow Bar members in their district; and three ex-officio members (immediate past president/board advisor and the deans of Arizona's two law schools).

Official Board minutes are approved at the subsequent meeting.

President

Benjamin P. Taylor, II

Benjamin P. Taylor, II
Phone: 602.403.0212

   

President-Elect

Ted A. Schmidt
Phone: 520.545.1670

   

Vice President

Samuel J. Saks

Samuel J. Saks
Phone: 602.888.0725

   

Secretary-Treasurer

Doreen N. McPaul
Phone: 480.291.3618

   

Young Lawyers Division President

Elizabeth Schmitt
Phone: 602.542.1922

 

   

District 1 (Apache, Coconino, Mohave and Navajo Counties)

David J. Johns
Phone: 928.864.6224

   

District 2 (Yavapai County)

Henry E. Whitmer
Phone: 928.277.8172

   

District 3 (Gila, Graham, Greenlee Counties)

Preston L. Pollock
Phone: 928.402.1125

   

District 4 (Cochise County)

D. Christopher Russell

D. Christopher Russell
Phone: 520.458.7246

   

District 5 (Pima, Santa Cruz Counties)

Sandra Bensley

Sandra Bensley
Phone: 520.790.5828

District 5 Governor (Supreme Court appointment)

   

Leticia Marquez
Phone: 520.879.7614

   

District 6 (Maricopa County)

Heather Baker-Mushkatel
Phone: 623.889.0691

Diandra Day Benally
Phone: 480.789.7113

   

Jena Decker-Xu
Phone: 480.305.2843

   

Kelsi Lane
Phone: 480.218.2480

   

Robert J. McWhirter
Phone: 480.980.0696

   
John W. Moody

John W. Moody
Phone: 602.248.2900

District 6 Governor (Supreme Court appointment)

   
David B. Rosenbaum

David B. Rosenbaum
Phone: 602.640.9345

District 6 Governor (Supreme Court appointment)

   

District 7 (La Paz, Yuma Counties)

Jimmie Dee Smith

Jimmie Dee Smith
Phone: 928.783.7809

   

District 8 (Pinal County)

Denis M. Fitzgibbons

Denis M. Fitzgibbons
Phone: 520.426.3824



   

Ex-Officio Members

Jessica S. Sanchez
Phone: 480.461.5374

2022-2023 State Bar President and Current Board Advisor

   

Dean Stacy Leeds
Phone:  480.965.6618

   
Marc L. Miller

Dean Marc L. Miller
Phone: 520.621.1498

   

Public Governors (Supreme Court appointments)

Robyn M. Austin

Robyn M. Austin
Phone: 520-322-7401

Cedric Dave
Phone: 480.206.5537

   

Mignonne Hollis
Phone: 520.458.6948

   

Cortez W. Smith
Phone: 520.621.3373

   

At-Large Governors (Supreme Court appointments)

Mike Baumstark
Phone: 480.650.4995

   
David K. Byers

David K. Byers
Phone: 602.452.3307

   
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