Roger Wayne Kaufman

Background

Kaufman, Roger Wayne was born on August 27, 1938 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. Son of Albert Henry and Selma Bernice (Cloner) Kaufman.

Education

Bachelor, Cornell Univercity, 1960; Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1963.

Career

Associate, Lewis and Roca, Phoenix, 1963-1968; partner, Lewis and Roca, Phoenix, 1968-1993; judge pro tem, Superior Court State of Arizona for Maricopa County, Phoenix, 1977-1980; judge, Maricopa County Superior Court, Phoenix, since 1993; also chairman alternative dispute resolution committee, Maricopa County Superior Court, 1993-1995; presiding judge Civil Department, Maricopa County Superior Court, 1995-1998; presiding judge Criminal Department, Maricopa County Superior Court, since 1998. Chairman Civil Jury Instrns. Committee, 1993-1996.

Achievements

• Roger Wayne Kaufman has been listed as a reputable State judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of the board visitors Arizona State University Law School, Tempe, 1979-1985. Board directors Baptist Hospital Foundation, Phoenix, 1980-1983, American Cancer Society, Phoenix, 1985-1990. Member American Bar Association, Arizona Bar Association (Board of Governors 1979-1981), American Judicature Society, Arizona Judges Association (secretary, vice president, president 1995-1996).

Connections

Married Lou Jan Erwin, Apr.20, 1968. Children: David Michael, Erin Anne.

Father:

Albert Henry Kaufman

Mother:

Selma Bernice (Cloner) Kaufman

Spouse:

Lou Jan Erwin

child:

David Michael Kaufman

child:

Erin Anne Kaufman