Judge Howe graduated from Arizona State University College of Business, Summa Cum Laude, in 1985 and Arizona State University College of Law, Cum Laude, in 1988. In 2002, he received the Young Alumnus Award from the Arizona State University Alumni Association.

Randall M. Howe

Randall Howe graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University College of Business in 1985 and cum laude from Arizona State University College of Law in 1988.

Randall M. Howe was appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals on May 29, 2012, by Governor Janice K. Brewer, and currently serves as Chief Judge. From 2008 until his appointment, he served in the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona, first as an Assistant United States Attorney and then as the Deputy Chief of the Appellate Division. From 2001 to 2008, he was the Chief Counsel of the Criminal Appeals Section of the Arizona Attorney General’s Office. For the previous 12 years, he served as an attorney first in the Criminal Appeals Section and then as the appellate supervisor in the Liability Management Section.

Randall previously served in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona as an assistant U.S. attorney and deputy chief of the Appellate Division. He earlier served as chief counsel of the Criminal Appeals Section of the Arizona Attorney General’s Office and served as an attorney in its Criminal Appeals Section and as an appellate supervisor in its Liability Management Section.

Randall M. Howe was appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals on May 29, 2012, by Governor Janice K. Brewer, and currently serves as Chief Judge. From 2008 until his appointment, he served in the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona, first as an Assistant United States Attorney and then as the Deputy Chief of the Appellate Division.

Randall currently serves as a judge on the Arizona Court of Appeals. He was appointed to the court on May 29, 2012.

2026 Arizona General Election

As of October 12, 2026, Randall Howe did not have a website or any information online.

Ethics & Conduct

Serves as chief judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals, reviewing lower-court rulings in state civil and criminal cases.

Served in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona as an assistant U.S. attorney and later served as deputy chief of its Appellate Division.

Served as chief counsel of the Criminal Appeals Section in the Arizona Attorney General’s Office from 2001 to 2008.

Previously worked for 12 years as an attorney in the Criminal Appeals Section and later as an appellate supervisor in the Liability Management Section.

- Serves as chief judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals, reviewing lower-court rulings in state civil and criminal cases.
- Served in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona as an assistant U.S. attorney and later served as deputy chief of its Appellate Division.
- Served as chief counsel of the Criminal Appeals Section in the Arizona Attorney General’s Office from 2001 to 2008.
- Previously worked for 12 years as an attorney in the Criminal Appeals Section and later as an appellate supervisor in the Liability Management Section.

Legal Experience

Meets the Arizona Judicial Peformance Review (JPR) standards.

- Meets the Arizona Judicial Peformance Review (JPR) standards.

Judicial Administration

Judicial Philosophy

He was a member of the Arizona Supreme Court’s Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee from 2014 to 2019. He currently serves on the Arizona Supreme Court’s Commission on Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion and from 2020 to 2023 chaired the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One’s Connecting with the Community Program, which brings appellate oral arguments to local high schools and community colleges.

Serves on the Arizona Supreme Court’s Commission on Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion.

Chaired the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One’s Connecting with the Community Program, which brought appellate oral arguments to local high schools and community colleges.

- Serves on the Arizona Supreme Court’s Commission on Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion.
- Chaired the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One’s Connecting with the Community Program, which brought appellate oral arguments to local high schools and community colleges.

Community Involvement

Randall Howe

As of October 12, 2026, Randall Howe’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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- The Court of Appeals Judge reviews proceedings that occurred in the trial courts for errors of law or legal procedure. They decide if the trial court correctly applied the law to the case.
- The Court of Appeals Judge deals with a majority of cases appealed from the Superior and District courts in civil and criminal cases.
- They are the only intermediate appellate court in the state, meaning they are the only court that sits between lower courts and the state Supreme Court.
- The court decides the cases that come before it in panels of three judges.
- 22 judges are elected in non-partisan elections. 
- They are paid an annual salary of $73,543.

Judge who hears appeals on decisions made by lower courts in Arizona.