Diane Johnsen
Education
• B.A., University of Arizona (1975) (magna cum laude)
• J.D., Stanford University (1982)
• M. Laws, Judicial Studies, Duke University, 2016
• Associate editor, Stanford Law Review.
Professional Experience
• Arizona Daily Star, reporter, editor (1975-79)
• Munger Tolles & Olson, Los Angeles (1983-1985); general commercial litigation
• Osborn Maledon, Phoenix (1985-2006); complex commercial litigation, environmental law, insurance
• coverage, commercial torts, media law
• Judge, Division One of the Court of Appeals, 2006-2020
• Chief Judge of Division One, 2014-16
Public Service
• Law clerk to the Hon. Judge Ben C. Duniway, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1982-1983
• Judge Pro Tempore, Maricopa County Superior Court (1995-2006).
• Board member Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest (1993-2006)
• Board member Children’s Action Alliance (2004-2006).
Professional Memberships
• American Law Institute
• American Bar Association
• State Bar of Arizona
• Arizona Women Lawyer’s Association