Don’t miss this opportunity to hear directly from the Honorable Melissa Zabor about specialty courts that most of us know nothing about. Commissioner Zabor currently presides over several therapeutic courts, including drug court, DUI court, and a women’s trauma drug court and will explain those courts and share her experiences with us.

The Hon. Melissa Zabor has been with the Maricopa County Superior Court since 2017. She began in the Initial Appearance Court, seeing defendants after their arrest and issuing search warrants; given the volume of cases in the Phoenix area, this court runs 24/7. Presiding over a court that operates 24 hours a day allows for some very interesting cases. She served as the Presiding Commissioner for nearly two years, much of that during the pandemic. She now presides over a criminal calendar, conducting settlement conferences, changes of plea, sentencings, and trials. In July of 2021, Commissioner Zabor also took on several therapeutic courts, including drug court, DUI court, and a women’s trauma drug court.

After law school, she first worked as a prosecutor before spending nearly a decade as a public defender. Commissioner Zabor earned her Juris Doctorate in 2004 from the University of Arizona and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology in 2001 from the University of Arizona. She has been an active member of the Arizona Women Lawyers Association since 2008, is a Past President of AWLA-Maricopa Chapter, and currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Maricopa County Bar Association.

*The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1.0 hours toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona, including 0 hour(s) of professional responsibility.

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*The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement.  This activity may qualify for up to 0.0 hour toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona, including 0.0 hour of professional responsibility.