Colin Campbell

Colin Campbell was appointed a Judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court in 1990 after twelve years of practicing both civil and criminal trial law. During his 17 years as a Judge, he sat on assignments related to nearly every area of law including civil, criminal, juvenile, and family matters. He was Presiding Judge from 2000 to 2005. After his retirement from the Bench, Colin returned to Osborn Maledon in 2007 where he maintains an active personal injury tort, commercial litigation, and public law trial practice. Colin is praised for having “extensive trial experience from the other side of the bench” and offers clients a unique perspective as a retired Judge returning to private practice. Areas of Focus Mediation Arbitration Discovery Referee Early Neutral Evaluation Fact Finding Mini-Trial Judge Special Master Education University of Arizona, J.D., summa cum laude, 1977 Northwestern University, B.S., 1974 Memberships State Bar of Arizona, Professionalism Course Committee, Member, 1994-1995 State Bar of Arizona, Legal Services Committee, 1985-1992; Co-chairman, 1988-1989, 1991-1992 State Bar of Arizona, Committee on the Professional Rules of Conduct, 1987-1992; Chairman 1989-1991 Affiliations Adjunct Professor, ASU College of Law, Spring 2012, Fall 2013 Adjunct Professor, Phoenix School of Law, 2006-2010 Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee, Member, 1999-2001 Arizona Emeritus Program, Advisory Committee, Member, 1996-1999 Arizona Judicial College, Board of Directors, 1997-1999 Supreme Court Committee to Study the Criminal Justice Committee in the Arizona Superior Court, Member, 1993 Arizona Bar Foundation, Board of Directors, 1987-1994; President of Board, 1992 University of Arizona, College of Law, Board of Visitors, Member, 1991- Arizona Association for Public Interest Law Corporation, Board of Directors, 1989-1990; President of Board, 1990 Volunteer Lawyers Program, a joint project of Community Legal Services and the Maricopa County Bar Association, Advisory Board of Directors, 1983-1987 Community Legal Services, Phoenix, Arizona; Board of Directors, 1981-1987; President of Board, 1985-1986