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In Memoriam: Marc Budoff
Jan 07, 2008
Our dear friend and former president, Marc Budoff, 58, passed away January 4, 2008, in Phoenix, surrounded by his family. Marc graduated from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ, and Rutgers Law School. In 1975 Marc began his legal career as a prosecutor at the Maricopa County Attorney's Office where he worked until 1984. In 1984, with Jeffrey D. Ross, the law firm of Budoff and Ross was established. They have been partners ever since, specializing in criminal defense. Marc was a prominent member of the legal community in Arizona and nationwide. He was a member of the State Bar of Arizona as well as AACJ, serving as its president in 1994.
In 2006, Marc was awarded the AACJ Tom Karas Indigent Defense Award. The award was presented to Marc "for years of leadership and dedication to championing indigent representation issues, Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice extends its sincere gratitude."
Marc, in a president's column in the AACJ magazine, The Defender, wrote, "Find whatever inspiration you need, but at all times, know that what we do is necessary and right." For many of us, Marc was, and will continue to be, the inspiration we need in our quest for justice.