Background
Simmons, Sarah R. was born on January 23, 1948 in Ducktown, Tennessee, United States.
Simmons, Sarah R. was born on January 23, 1948 in Ducktown, Tennessee, United States.
University of Arizona (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1970). University of Denver (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1973).
Worked at Brown & Bain, A Professional Association (Phoenix, Arizona) specializing in Employment, Real Estate. Admitted to the bar, 1974, Colorado. 1975, Arizona.
Phi Beta Kappa.
Order of St. Ives. President, State Bar of Arizona, 1993-1994. President Elect, 1992-1993. First Vice President, 1991-1992.
Second Vice President, 1990-1991. Secretary-Treasurer, 1989-1990. Board of Governors, 1987-1995.
Board of Directors, Pima County Bar Association, 1985-1994. (Resident at Tucson Office).
Trustee Tohono Club Park, since 1995, secretary, 1997-1999, vice president since 1999. Trustee Tucson Airport Authority, since 1996. Member Law College Association Board, since 1996, sec.1998-.
4th R board Tucson Unified School, since 1996. Board directors United Way ofTucson, since 1995, Family Advocacy Resource and Wellness Centers, Resources for Women, since 1995. Board directors Arizona Town Hall, since 1998.
Member of advisory board Arizona for a Drug Free Workplace, since 1991, Southern Arizona Sports Development Corporation, U. Arizona Social and Behavioral Sciences, 1994-1996. Secretary Southern Arizona Minutemen, since 1996. Fellow American Bar Association, Arizona Bar Association.
Member National Association Bond Lawyers, State Bar Arizona (Board of Governors 1987-1995, secretary-treasurer 1989-1990, 2d vice president 1990-1991, 1st vice president 1991-1992, president-elect 1992-1993, president 1993-1994, employment law section, professional conduct committee, fee arbitration committee), Arizona Women Lawyers Association (charter), Colorado Bar Association, Pima County Bar Association (board directors 1985-1994), American Judicature Society, Southern Arizona Legal Aid (board directors since 1990), Lawyers Against Hunger (board directors, vice president D-M 50 1996-1998, president since 1998), Order St. Ives, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Alpha Theta, Kappa Beta Pi, MOrrisk Edall Inn of Court.