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The Pima County Superior Courthouse shown Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
TUCSON, AZ Pima County Superior Court is getting three new judges.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey appointed Jeffrey Sklar, Lisa Abrams and Gary Cohen to the court to fill several judicial vacancies on Tuesday.
The vacancies were created by the appointment of Judge John Hinderaker to the United States District Court, District of Arizona, and the recent retirement of judges Gus Aragón and Leslie Miller.
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Sklar has been a commercial litigator since 2010 and has been serving since as a Pima County Superior Court Judge Pro Tem, where he handles civil and family law related settlement conferences, since 2018.
News Release
January 19, 2021
PHOENIX Governor Doug Ducey today announced the appointments of Jeffrey Sklar, Lisa Abrams and Gary Cohen to the Pima County Superior Court to fill the vacancies created by the appointment of Judge John Hinderaker to the United States District Court, District of Arizona and the retirement of Judges Gus Aragón and Leslie Miller.
Jeffrey Sklar is a Partner at Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie, where he has been a commercial litigator since 2010. He represents businesses and business owners in various legal disputes, and he has experience in eminent domain, antitrust, receiverships, and bankruptcy law. He also serves as outside general counsel to the Metropolitan Domestic Water Improvement District and the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. In addition, Sklar has been serving since 2018 as a Pima County Superior Court Judge Pro Tem, where he handles civil and family law related settlement conferences.