Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Paul McMurdie has been appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One. The appointment was made to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge John Gemmill.
Judge McMurdie has served on the Maricopa County Superior Court since 2005. He has presided over criminal, civil, and family law cases, and is currently the Presiding Family Court Judge.
Prior to his trial court appointment, McMurdie worked as Division Chief of Appeals and Research at the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, and also as Chief Counsel of the Criminal Appeals Section of the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, under Attorneys General Grant Woods and Janet Napolitano.
McMurdie graduated from Utah State University in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. He received his law degree from the Arizona State University College of Law in 1985.