Judge Andrew Jacobs was appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals by Governor Katie Hobbs on February 21, 2023, joining the court on March 27, 2023. Andrew grew up in Downers Grove, Illinois. After studying history and psychology at the University of Illinois, Andrew graduated Harvard Law School magna cum laude in 1992, where he was a research assistant to Professor Laurence Tribe.

Andrew M. Jacobs

Andrew Jacobs grew up in Downers Grove, Illinois. He studied history and psychology at the University of Illinois and graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1992.

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Andrew Jacobs studied history and psychology at the University of Illinois and earned a law degree from Harvard Law School.

After studying history and psychology at the University of Illinois, Andrew graduated Harvard Law School magna cum laude in 1992, where he was a research assistant to Professor Laurence Tribe. He was a partner at Jenner & Block in Chicago and Snell & Wilmer in Tucson and Phoenix, and led Snell’s appellate practice for thirteen years. Andrew argued sixty civil appeals among the Seventh, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits, the Arizona Court of Appeals and Arizona Supreme Court, and the courts of Nevada, Washington, California, Utah, and Colorado. He took two cases to the U.S. Supreme Court as counsel of record.

Andrew Jacobs was a partner at Jenner & Block in Chicago and at Snell & Wilmer in Tucson and Phoenix, where he led the firm's appellate practice.

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

Ethics & Conduct

Judge Andrew Jacobs was appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals by Governor Katie Hobbs on February 21, 2023, joining the court on March 27, 2023.

Serves on the Arizona Court of Appeals, reviewing lower-court rulings in civil and criminal cases for legal or procedural errors.

Worked as a partner at Snell & Wilmer and led its appellate practice for thirteen years.

- Serves on the Arizona Court of Appeals, reviewing lower-court rulings in civil and criminal cases for legal or procedural errors.
- Worked as a partner at Snell & Wilmer and led its appellate practice for thirteen years.

Legal Experience

Andrew serves on the Arizona State Bar’s Civil Practice and Procedure Committee (2009-present) and was its Chair (2014-18). He served in the Arizona State Bar Batson Working Group (2020-21). Andrew was a principal initial drafter of many procedural rules, including Ariz. R. Civ. P. 26.2 (tiering), and contributed to many more. He proposed Fair Limits Proceedings to improve case management during the Covid crisis and helped draft Maricopa County Superior Court A.O. 2020-72, In the Matter of Late Case Fair Limits Proceedings.

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Proposed Fair Limits Proceedings to improve case management during the COVID-19 crisis.

Meets the Arizona Judicial Peformance Review (JPR) standards.

- Proposed Fair Limits Proceedings to improve case management during the COVID-19 crisis.
- Meets the Arizona Judicial Peformance Review (JPR) standards.

Judicial Administration

ACS is also a great salon of ideas. I have written about legal issues since I was a law student, when I wrote law review articles about rights movements based on research from book stacks and microfiche in library basements. An important part of being a lawyer is thinking about the Constitution and our law philosophically, interpretively, and as to its impact.

Andrew Jacobs

Said lawyers should consider the Constitution and the law philosophically, interpretively, and by their impact.

- Said lawyers should consider the Constitution and the law philosophically, interpretively, and by their impact.

Judicial Philosophy

“As someone who’s been engaged in service to the bar and bench since graduating law school in 1992, who is interested in what the law means and how it affects people, and who cares deeply about our courts, ACS is many good things in my practice and world. ACS is a hub for public service in the law. I have spent my career in private practice, but have always worked extensively on pro bono matters and public service projects in the law. Being a lawyer brings with it an important responsibility to do good and to provide legal services to the poor, the underserved, and those with problems that go to important public issues. For those reasons, I’ve founded and led pro bono programs, worked thousands of hours of pro bono in my career, and placed hundreds of pro bono cases.”

Founded and led pro bono programs providing legal services to poor and underserved people.

- Founded and led pro bono programs providing legal services to poor and underserved people.

Community Involvement

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The Arizona Supreme Court affirmed a ruling that a donation made before taking the bench did not affect his ability to be impartial.

Helped lead Arizona's reform of peremptory challenges, which eliminated them in Arizona courts.

Volunteered thousands of hours providing pro bono legal services and placed hundreds of pro bono cases.

- Proposed Fair Limits Proceedings to improve case management during the COVID-19 crisis.

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The justices tossed a claim by Sen. Jake Hoffman, one of those indicted last year, that Andrew Jacobs should not be on a three-judge panel deciding what could be a crucial issue in determining whether the charges against him should be allowed to go to trial. But in doing so, the high court affirmed a ruling by David Gass, the chief judge of the appellate court, who concluded that the donation by Jacobs, given before he was placed on the bench, did not affect his ability to be impartial.

$250 donations to AG Mayes insufficient for judge's disqualification, court rules

Andrew is concerned to actively serve the courts. He was a leader in Arizona's recent Batson reform, which resulted in the elimination of peremptory challenges in Arizona's courts. He was the chair of the Ninth Circuit's Lawyer Representatives in 2011-2012, served on the Ninth Circuit's Advisory Committee on Rules and Practice from 2008 through 2012, and has served as the lawyer-coordinator for the Ninth Circuit's pro bono program from 2007 to the present in the Districts of Arizona and Nevada.

- 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.