Adam Driggs

Adam Driggs
Judge of the
Maricopa County Superior Court
Assumed office
February, 2017
Appointed by Doug Ducey
Member of the Arizona Senate
from the 28th district
In office
January 10, 2011 – January 9, 2017
Preceded by Barbara Leff
Succeeded by Kate Brophy McGee
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 11th district
In office
January 2, 2006 – January 10, 2011
Succeeded by Kate Brophy McGee
Personal details
Born Phoenix, Arizona
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Leonore Driggs
Children 5
Residence Phoenix, Arizona
Alma mater

Arizona State University

Brigham Young University
Occupation Lawyer

Adam Driggs is a former Republican State Senator who represented the 28th district. Previously he was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing the 11th District from 2007 until 2011. He is the former Chairman of the Arizona House Judiciary Committee.

Adam Driggs was the recipient of the 2010 Legislator of the Year Award from the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry.[1] He was also chosen as the 2015 Arizona Capitol Times' "Best Republican Senator" in their annual awards presentation.

Family, Education and Career

Driggs is married to his wife Leonore and together they have 4 Children: Emily, J.R., Charlie, and Walter.[2] Lenore Driggs is a Justice of the Peace for the Arcadia district in Phoenix.[3]

Driggs received his BA in Economics from Brigham Young University in 1990 and his JD from Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law and Arizona State University in 1993.[2]

Driggs has been a small business owner since 1997. He was a prosecutor for Maricopa County Attorney's Office from 1995-1997. He was also a clerk at a law firm in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil and later was an Attorney at Driggs Law Group.[2] In February 2017, Driggs was appointed as a judge to the Maricopa County Superior Court.[4]

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

Elections

References

  1. ↑ https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-229700360.html
  2. 1 2 3 "Senator Adam Driggs Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  3. ↑ http://www.abc15.com/money/mother-of-five-leonore-driggs-on-the-fast-track-to-the-judges-bench
  4. ↑ http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2017/02/13/governor-appoints-former-lawmaker-adam-driggs-as-judge/
  5. ↑ http://www.azcourts.gov/Portals/75/applications/Maricopa/AdamDriggs-P.pdf
  6. ↑ "State of Arizona Official Canvass 2014 General Election November 4, 2014" (PDF). Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2006/09/12/incumbent-defeated/
  11. ↑ http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2006/11/07/democrats-gain-unexpected-seat-in-ne-phoenix-district/


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