Adam Driggs

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Adam Driggs
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Judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court
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February 2017 –present
Education Brigham Young University (BA)
Arizona State University (JD)

Adam Dorsey Driggs (born April 22, 1965) [2] is an American attorney, politician, and as of 2017, a judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona. Driggs previously served in both chambers of the Arizona State Legislature.

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Early life and education

Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Driggs is the son of John D. Driggs. He has five siblings. [3] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Brigham Young University in 1990 and a Juris Doctor from Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law in 1993. [4]

Career

In 1995, in his first trial after passing the bar, Driggs represented Olympic athlete Ime Akpan in her appeal against the International Amateur Athletics Federation represented by David Pannick, Baron Pannick QC. [5]

Driggs has been a small business owner since 1997. He was a prosecutor for Maricopa County Attorney's Office from 1995 to 1997. He was also a clerk at a law firm in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil and later was an Attorney at Driggs Law Group. [4] In February 2017, Driggs was appointed as a judge to the Maricopa County Superior Court. [6]

Driggs was the recipient of the 2010 Legislator of the Year Award from the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry. [7] He was also chosen as the 2015 Arizona Capitol Times "Best Republican Senator" in their annual awards presentation.

Personal life

Driggs and his wife, Leonore, have five children. [4] Lenore Driggs is a justice of the peace for the Arcadia district in Phoenix. [8]

Elections

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References

  1. ↑ Brigham Young Academy (Class of 1990) Commencement, page 57
  2. ↑ United States Public Records, 1970–2009 (Arizona, 2002–2006)
  3. ↑ Wiles, Russ. "Former Phoenix Mayor John Driggs dies at 87". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "Senator Adam Driggs Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Application for Nomination to Judicial Office - Adam Driggs" (PDF). www.azcourts.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Governor appoints former lawmaker Adam Driggs as judge". Arizona Capitol Times. Associated Press. February 13, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Rep. Adam Driggs Wins Legislator of the Year Award from the Arizona Chamber of Commerce". June 23, 2010. Archived from the original on September 10, 2016.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ↑ Koehle, Angie (September 24, 2016). "Mother of five, Leonore Driggs, on the fast track to the judge's bench".
  9. ↑ "State of Arizona Official Canvass 2014 General Election November 4, 2014" (PDF). Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  10. ↑ "State of Arizona Official Canvass 2012 General Election November 6, 2012" (PDF). Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 24, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  11. ↑ "State of Arizona Official Canvass 2010 General Election – November 2, 2010" (PDF). Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  12. ↑ "State of Arizona Official Canvass 2008 Primary Election – September 2, 2008" (PDF). Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2009. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  13. ↑ Staff, Arizona Capitol Reports. "Incumbent defeated – Arizona Capitol Times". azcapitoltimes.com.
  14. ↑ Staff, Arizona Capitol Reports. "Democrats gain unexpected seat in NE Phoenix district – Arizona Capitol Times". azcapitoltimes.com.
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