Ruth McGregor

Ruth Van Roekel McGregor (born April 4, 1943) is an American lawyer and former justice of the Arizona Supreme Court.^[1]

Ruth V. McGregor
Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
In office June 12, 2005 – July 1, 2009
Preceded by	Charles E. Jones
Succeeded by	Rebecca White Berch
Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
In office 1998 – July 1, 2009
Appointed by	Jane Dee Hull
Preceded by	James Moeller
Succeeded by	John Pelander
Personal details
Born	(1943-04-04) April 4, 1943 (age 82) Le Mars, Iowa, U.S.
Education	University of Iowa (BA, MA) Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law (JD)

Legal education and experience

McGregor received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Iowa in 1964, a Master of Arts from the University of Iowa in 1965, and her Juris Doctor from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University 1974.

Judicial career

McGregor served as law clerk to Supreme Court of the United States justice Sandra Day O'Connor from 1981 to 1982 and served on the Arizona Court of Appeals from 1989 to 1998.

McGregor was appointed to the Arizona Supreme Court in 1998 by Governor Jane Dee Hull and remained there until her retirement in 2009.^[2] She was retained in 2000 and 2006. She served a term as chief justice that ended with her retirement from the court. She retired from the court on June 30, 2009, and was succeeded by John Pelander.

McGregor is an advocate of Arizona's version of the Missouri Plan for choosing state judges.^[3]

See also

• List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Seat 8)