DIANE M. JOHNSEN
 

Education

  • B.A., University of Arizona (1975) (summa cum laude).

  • J.D., Stanford University (1982).

  • Associate editor, Stanford Law Review.

Professional Experience

  • Private practice, Munger Tolles & Olson in Los Angeles (1983-1985).  
    General commercial litigation.

  • Private practice, Osborn Maledon in Phoenix (1985-2006).  
    General commercial litigation practice, including complex litigation, 
    environmental law, insurance defense, commercial torts and media law.  

  • Appointed to the Court of Appeals by Janet Napolitano in August 2006. 

Public Service

 • Law clerk to the Hon. Judge Ben C. Duniway, 
   Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1982-1983.

 • Judge Pro Tempore, Maricopa County Superior Court (1995-2006).

 • Board member Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest (1993-2006).

 • Board member Children’s Action Alliance (2004-2006).

Professional Memberships

 • American Bar Association

 • State Bar of Arizona Court of Appeals

 • Maricopa County Bar Association

 • Arizona Women Lawyer’s Association