Patricia Trebesch has been appointed to the Yavapai County Superior Court. Her appointment to the Yavapai County Superior Court was made to fill the vacancy created by Governor Brewer’s appointment of Judge Kenton Jones to the Arizona Court of Appeals.
Trebesch has been a Yavapai County Superior Court Judge Pro Tempore since 2011, a role in which she presides over civil and domestic relations matters and is responsible for civil appeals from lower courts.
She previously worked for the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, where she also served on eight committees regarding issues including case management, open meetings and domestic violence (1991-2011); was a research attorney with the Arizona Senate Judiciary Committee (1989-91); and served as an attorney with the Maricopa County Public Defender’s Office (1987-88).
Currently a member of the Arizona Judges Association, Trebesch also has served as Secretary of the Arizona Women Lawyers Association Charitable Foundation Board (2010); as President and Secretary/Treasurer of the Northern Arizona Women Lawyers Association (2007-2008); and as Rules Chair for the State Bar Juvenile Law Section (2007-2010).
Trebesch also has trained dependency attorneys and judges (2000-10); presented to attorneys on matters of dependency, testimony, confidentiality and mental health issues; and conducted trainings for Arizona Department of Economic Security and Child Protective Services case managers and supervisors (1995-2000).
Trebesch received both her undergrad degree in Political Science (1983) and law degree (1986) from the University of Arizona.