Background
Cruze, Deborah Kaye was born on August 5, 1957 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States. Daughter of Eugene Morgan and Caroline Mae (Hartwig) Hughes.
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Deborah Kaye Cruze
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Bachelor of Science, Northern Arizona U., 1978; postgraduate, Washington & Lee University, 1978-1979; Juris Doctor, Arizona State University, 1981.
Career
Legislation intern, Arizona State Senate, Phoenix, 1978;
assistant attorney general, Arizona Attorney General' General’ s Office, Phoenix, 1981-1982;
adjunct faculty, Rio Salado Community College, Phoenix, 1985;
adjunct faculty, Glendale (Arizona) Community College, 1986-1990;
adjunct faculty, Arizona State University, 1991;
judge pro tempore, Magistrate Court City of Glendale, 1990-1991;
judge, Magistrate Court City of Glendale, since 1991. Congressional intern United States Senate, Washington, summer 1978. Law clerk Mangum, Wall, Stoops & Warden, Flagstaff, Arizona, summer 1979, Samaritan Health Svc., Phoenix, summer 1980.
Member judicial conference planning committee Judicial College Arizona, 1993-1994, chair, 1994-1995.
Achievements
Membership
Participant, coordinator Glendale Leadership and Development Program, 1985-1986. Chairperson Housing Authority Commission, City of Glendale, 1985-1991, Faith United Methodist Preschool Board, 1987-1992. Speaker Law Day Drug Education Program, Phoenix, 1988.
Member Alternative Expenditure Limitation Committee, Glendale, 1989, Campaign Committee to Re-elect Mayor Renner, Glendale, 1989, education committee Christ's Community Church, 1982-1983. Chairperson Parent Enrichment Program, 1984-1986. Active Faith United Methodist Preschool Board, 1987-1992, chairperson, 1989-1991, Community Church of Joy, since 1993.
Member bioethics com.Thunderbird Samaritan Hospital, since 1996. Member site county, scheduling com.Cactus H.S., gifted education design for future committee Peoria Unified School District. Speaker in field Member Arizona Bar Association, Arizona Women Lawyer's Association (member mother's forum1990-), Arizona Magistrates Association, Maricopa Bar Association (member bench/bar relations committee 1992-1996), National Association Women Judges, Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.), Alpha Delta Pi (Dorothy Shaw Leadership award 1978), Phi Alpha Delta, Phi Kappa Phi (vice president 1977-1978, graduate fellow 1978), Phi Kappa Phi.
Connections
Married Gary Lee Cruze, June 14, 1980. Children: Melissa Anne, Aaron Griffith, Rebecca Danielle.
