Ballotpedia, David Palmer (Arizona)

EASTERN ARIZONA COURIER, Valley native appointed judge in Maricopa County 

David is from Gila Valley, Arizona. He holds a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University and a law degree from Brigham Young University Law School. He has 4 children.  

David previously worked as a commissioner of the Maricopa County Superior Court and as an attorney with the Maricopa County Attorney's Office. 

David J. Palmer serves as a Maricopa County Superior Court Judge. He was appointed to this position in 2009 and is serving his 3rd full term. 

Maricopa County Superior Court, Biography of Judge David PALMER

As superior court judge for 15 years, oversees cases involving criminal felonies, the administration of wills and estates, evictions of renters, and divorce proceedings, and exercises authority to review and correct the rulings of lower courts.

- As superior court judge for 15 years, oversees cases involving criminal felonies, the administration of wills and estates, evictions of renters, and divorce proceedings, and exercises authority to review and correct the rulings of lower courts.

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As of June 19, 2025, David J. Palmer did not have a website or any information online.

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DAILY INDEPENDENT, Arizona officials, Maricopa County judge are at odds over dark money

As a superior court judge, Palmer ruled that the state could not enforce a law allowing for more "dark money" in campaigns while it appeals his ruling that the statute is unconstitutional.

As a superior court judge, ruled in 2019 that the state could not enforce a law allowing for more "dark money" in campaigns, believing the statute is unconstitutional.

- As a superior court judge, ruled in 2019 that the state could not enforce a law allowing for more "dark money" in campaigns, believing the statute is unconstitutional.

David J. Palmer

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