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# Jeffrey L. Sklar

Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two
- State: Arizona
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

Jeffrey L. Sklar — Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two

## Sources

- [Arizona Judicial Performance Review](https://azdirect.az.gov/court-appeals-division-ii)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two (appointed Dec. 12, 2022; in office since Jan. 2, 2023)
- Partner, Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP, Tucson (2010–2021) — commercial litigation, eminent domain, antitrust, receiverships, bankruptcy
- Judge Pro Tem from 2018 Pima County Superior Court
- Associate, Irell & Manella LLP, Los Angeles (2008–2010)
- Judicial law clerk to Hon. Scott Bales, Arizona Supreme Court (2007–2008)
- Currently a judge on the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two and previously served on the Pima County Superior Court in Arizona
- Outside counsel to Metropolitan Domestic Water Improvement District and Arizona–Sonora Desert Museum
- Active in Southern Arizona Legal Aid and Step Up to Justice (consumer and landlord/tenant matters)

### Education

- University of Southern California Gould School of Law — J.D. (2007)
- in Journalism & Political Science, University of Arizona — B.A. (2004)

### Additional information

- Named Volunteer of the Month by Southern Arizona Legal Aid (2019)
- Appointed by: Governor Doug Ducey to replace former Judge Philip Espinosa
- Served on both civil and family benches, later as Presiding Judge of the Family Bench



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Arizona Supreme Court Rule 122 — requests to record proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-a7590105e0bcc22a19de3478) — Statewide Supreme Court rule whose definition includes appellate proceedings, hosted by Division One. 2014 published version; exceptions (h) and (i), request requirements, judicial discretion and later amendments apply. Not a Division One-only local practice. Shared baseline only, not a judge-specific preference or complete local rules inventory. Apply source exceptions, case-type limits, later amendments and case orders. [Official source](https://coa1.azcourts.gov/Portals/1/89/PDFs/Rule%20122.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.