Randi Burnett, a former household lawyer who has served as a courtroom commissioner since 2021, has been appointed as a choose in Pima County Superior Court docket, Gov. Katie Hobbs introduced Tuesday.

Burnett takes the place of Decide Jeffrey Sklar, who was appointed to the Arizona Court docket of Appeals.

Earlier than being appointed as a courtroom commissioner, handing uncontested issues and different assigned courtroom instances, Burnett practiced household legislation at The McCarthy Regulation Agency from 2019 to 2021 and at Waterfall Economidis Caldwell Hanshaw Villamana from 2012 to 2019.

She was a volunteer lawyer and founding member of Step Up
to Justice, a professional bono civil authorized companies group. Burnett additionally beforehand served as a Pima County Superior
Court docket choose professional tempore and an arbitrator for civil legislation instances, a press launch from the courtroom stated.

Burnett spent 5 years as lawyer and legislation scholar coordinator for Southern Arizona Authorized Support, the place she skilled volunteers in
dealing with home relations instances.

Burnett graduated cum laude from Northern Arizona College
with a Bachelor of Science in Enterprise Administration in Administration. In 2007, she earned a legislation diploma from the College of Arizona’s James E.
Rogers Faculty of Regulation, the place she was a Dean’s Achievement Award
recipient.

Additionally appointed had been two judges in Pinal County Superior Court docket: Danielle Harris and Jessica Dixon.

“I’m happy to nominate three completed attorneys to Arizona’s bench,” stated Gov. Hobbs. “They every have spectacular skilled {qualifications} and an inspiring historical past of initiative, management, and repair to their counties.”