Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer appointed D. Douglas Metcalf to the Pima County Superior Court bench.
Metcalf will fill an open slot on the civil bench. He has been a partner with the law firm Lewis Roca Rothgerber since 2000. No date has been set for his swearing in.
“Doug’s extensive and diverse professional background — whether through his experience at the United States Department of Justice or in private practice — will add a unique and valuable perspective to the bench,” Brewer said Wednesday in a news release.
Before his time with Lewis and Roca, Metcalf worked for the firm Brown & Bain, as a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, and as a law clerk in U.S. Tax Court.
Metcalf earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Iowa in 1985, graduated from Drake University Law School in 1987 and earned a master of laws in taxation from Georgetown University in 1991.
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He was admitted to practice in Arizona in 1996.
In addition to his legal activities, Metcalf has served on the city of Tucson Planning Commission and Blue Ribbon Commission on Charter Reform and was a Greater Tucson Leadership participant.
His record with the State Bar of Arizona shows no disciplinary actions against him.
Metcalf fills the seat left vacant when Judge Howard Hantman retired in July.
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