City of Tempe, AZ
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Honorable Kevin Kane 
EDUCATION:
Juris Doctor
University of Arizona
Bachelor of Arts
Brigham Young University
JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE:
Presiding Judge: 2016-present
Tempe Municipal Court
East Valley Regional Veterans' Court
Governing Council: 2012-present
Maricopa County Regional Homeless Court
Presiding Judge: 2014-2017
Maricopa County Regional Homeless Court
Trial Judge: 2006-2016
Phoenix Municipal Court
Justice Court Presiding Judge: 1985-1989
Hyde Park City Court, Utah
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Arizona Limited Jurisdiction Court Committee: 2017-present
Administrative Staff Attorney; 1995-2006
Phoenix Municipal Court
Chief Deputy Public Defender: 1993-1995
Cochise County, Arizona
Private Law Practice: 1981-1993
State Supreme Court Law Clerk: 1980-1981
New Mexico Supreme Court
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
American Judges Association
American Bar Association
Arizona Bar Association
Board of Directors, ASU Homeless Legal Assistance Program
Horace Rumpole Inn of Court
National Association for Presiding Judges and Court Executive Officers