AACJ's Organization

AACJ’s Board of Governors is responsible for the policy decisions that determine the current and future direction of the organization. Board members also serve as liaison to members in their communities and assist in recruiting new members. The Board meets on the second Wednesday of every month by teleconference. Members are welcome and encouraged to attend.

The business of AACJ is carried on the Executive Committee, the Executive Director, the permanent committees, various ad hoc committees that may be established from time-to-time and member volunteers. The Executive Committee is composed of five officers (voting members) and the chairs of the permanent committees (non-voting members).

AACJ Executive Director
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2023 AACJ Officers
Criminal Defense Attorney Rhonda Neff
President
Rhonda Neff
Law Offices of Rhonda Neff
Sarah Mayhew
President Elect
Sarah Mayhew
City of Tucson
Lina Garcia
Treasurer
Lina Garcia
Maricopa County Public Defender
Angela C. Poliquin
Secretary
Angela Poliquin
Grand Canyon Law Group
Criminal Defense Attorney Armando Nava
Past President
Armando Nava
The Nava Law Firm

AACJ 2023 Board of Governors

Sean Kautenburger
Coconino
Glen Hammond
Yavapai
Thomas Knauer
Pima County Public Defender
Kathy Brody
Mitchell | Stein | Carey | Chapman, PC
Molly Karlin
Federal Public Defender’s Office
Virginia Crews
Law Offices of Shawn B. Hemp
Sarah Mayhew
City of Tucson
Grant Wille
Ralls & Wille, P.C.
David Marviglia
Pinal County Public Defender
Kevin Heade
AACJ
Joshua Hamilton
Hernandez & Hamilton PC
Ron Wood
Wood Law Office
Lina Garcia
Maricopa County Public Defender
Angela Poliquin
Grand Canyon Law Group
Xochitl Orozco
Cochise County Legal Advocate
Vicki Lopez
Rosenstein Law Group
Bill Fox
Yuma County Legal Defender
Lawrence Koplow
Koplow Law Firm
Charlotte Merrill
Federal Public Defender
Joel Chorny
The Law Office of Joel Chorny
Molly Brizgys
Mitchell | Stein | Carey
Josh Spears
Office of the Legal Advocate
Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice

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