Timothy J. Ryan
Timothy J. Ryan was a judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona. He assumed office in 2005. He left office in 2025.
Ryan ran for re-election for judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona. He won in the retention election on November 5, 2024.
Ryan was appointed to the court by Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) in September 2005.[1]
Biography
Timothy Ryan received an undergraduate degree from University of Arizona and a J.D. from the University of Arizona College of Law. He worked as an attorney with Begam, Lewis, Marks and Wolfe; a deputy county attorney with Maricopa County Attorney's Office; a deputy public defender with the Office of the Maricopa County Public Defender; and an associate attorney at the firms of Gilcrease & Martin and Ryan & Ryan, Chandler.[2]
Awards and associations
- Chair, Bench Bar Relations Committee
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Maricopa County Bar Association
- Former Member of Trial Lawyers of America
- Former Member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America[2]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2024)
Maricopa County Superior Court, Timothy Joseph Ryan's seat
Timothy J. Ryan was retained to the Maricopa County Superior Court on November 5, 2024 with 72.9% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
72.9
|
886,487 | ||
No |
27.1
|
329,435 | |||
Total Votes |
1,215,922 | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Ryan in this election.
2020
Maricopa County Superior Court, Timothy J. Ryan's seat
Timothy J. Ryan was retained to the Maricopa County Superior Court on November 3, 2020 with 70.4% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
70.4
|
879,833 | ||
No |
29.6
|
369,332 | |||
Total Votes |
1,249,165 | ||||
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|
2016
Arizona held elections for 80 superior court judgeships on November 8, 2016. Sixty-three of those seats were up for retention election. Three counties—Maricopa, Pima, and Pinal—use retention elections for their superior courts.[3]
| Maricopa County Superior Court, Timothy J. Ryan Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Timothy J. Ryan | 72.68% | |
| Source: Maricopa County, Arizona, "November 8, 2016 General Election," November 9, 2016 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
2012
Ryan was retained with 65.91 percent of the vote in the general election on November 6, 2012.[4][5]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Timothy J. Ryan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Timothy J. Ryan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ AZCentral, "Arizona governors' judicial appointments," accessed October 16, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Maricopa County Court Bio
- ↑ Arizona Commission on Judicial Performance Review, "JPR Vote Results: Vote Meeting," June 24, 2016
- ↑ Maricopa County 2012 Unofficial Election Results
- ↑ Arizona Courts, "Judicial Performance Review Commission Announces Official Performance Ratings for Judges," August 7, 2012
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Arizona • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Arizona
State courts:
Arizona Supreme Court • Arizona Court of Appeals • Arizona Superior Court • Arizona Justice Courts • Arizona Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Arizona • Arizona judicial elections • Judicial selection in Arizona
