Municipal court judge Karl Eppich was appointed to the Pinal County Superior Court by Governor Jan Brewer. He has been appointed by the Governor to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Robert Carter Olson.
Eppich has been a municipal court judge in Mesa since 2000. He previously served as Staff Attorney for the Arizona Court of Appeals (1997-98; 1999-2000); Judge Pro Tempore for the Phoenix Municipal Court and Tempe Municipal Court (1999-2000); Associate with Mangum, Wall, Stoops & Warden (1998-99); Deputy County Attorney for Apache County (1994-97); and an Associate at Lewis and Roca (1992-94).
Eppich served as a Deputy Los Angeles County Sheriff (1988-89) and United States Army Military Police Sergeant (1983-86), which earned him a Commendation Medal, Achievement Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Good Conduct Medal and Army of Occupation Medal.
Eppich received his Juris Doctorate from Stanford Law School (1992) and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California at Irvine, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude (1988).