Background
Benchoff, Michael E. was born on November 24, 1936 in Overton, Texas, United States.
Benchoff, Michael E. was born on November 24, 1936 in Overton, Texas, United States.
University of Notre Dame (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1958). Columbia University (Bachelor of Laws, 1961).
Admitted to the bar, 1961, Iowa. 1963, Arizona.
Phi Delta Phi. Kent Moot Court. Listed in all editions of "Best Lawyers in America." Assistant Maricopa County Attorney, 1963-1965.
Chief, Criminal Division, Maricopa County Attorney" General’ s Office, 1965-1967.
Judge Pro Tem, Maricopa County Superior Courts, 1979-1985, 1992-1994. Judge Pro Tem, Arizona Court of Appeals, 1986.
Founding Member, Board of Directors, Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice, 1986. Member: State Criminal Jury Instruction Revision Committee, 1975-1978.
Board of Directors, State Legal Specialization Committee, 1976-1981.
Criminal Justice Committee, 1978-1979. State Bar Peer Review Committee, 1992. State Bar Professionalism Committee, 1992-1993.
Member, Federal Peer Review Committee, 1993-1995.
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Member: State Criminal Jury Instruction Revision Committee, 1975-1978. Board of Directors, State Legal Specialization Committee, 1976-1981. Criminal Justice Committee, 1978-1979.
State Bar Peer Review Committee, 1992.
State Bar Professionalism Committee, 1992-1993. Member, Federal Peer Review Committee, 1993-1995.
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.