Adam Dorsey Driggs (born April 22, 1965)[2] is an American attorney, politician, and as of 2017[update], a judge of the Maricopa County Superior CourtinArizona. Driggs previously served in both chambers of the Arizona State Legislature.
Adam Driggs
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| Judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court | |
| Assumed office February 2017 | |
| Appointed by | Doug Ducey |
| Member of the Arizona Senate from the 28th district | |
| In office January 10, 2011 – January 9, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Barbara Leff |
| Succeeded by | Kate Brophy McGee |
| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 11th district | |
| In office January 2, 2006 – January 10, 2011 | |
| Succeeded by | Kate Brophy McGee |
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| Born | Adam Dorsey Driggs[1] (1965-04-22) April 22, 1965 (age 59) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Leonore Driggs |
| Children | 5 |
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| Education | Brigham Young University (BA) Arizona State University (JD) |
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Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Driggs is the son of John D. Driggs. He has five siblings.[3] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Brigham Young University in 1990 and a Juris Doctor from Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law in 1993.[4]
In 1995, in his first trial after passing the bar, Driggs represented Olympic athlete Ime Akpan in her appeal against the International Amateur Athletics Federation represented by David Pannick, Baron Pannick QC.[5]
Driggs has been a small business owner since 1997. He was a prosecutor for Maricopa County Attorney's Office from 1995 to 1997. He was also a clerk at a law firm in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and later was an Attorney at Driggs Law Group.[4] In February 2017, Driggs was appointed as a judge to the Maricopa County Superior Court.[6]
Driggs was the recipient of the 2010 Legislator of the Year Award from the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry.[7] He was also chosen as the 2015 Arizona Capitol Times "Best Republican Senator" in their annual awards presentation.
Driggs and his wife, Leonore, have five children.[4] Lenore Driggs is a justice of the peace for the Arcadia district in Phoenix.[8]
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