Two Phoenix Attorneys Selected To Serve County Bench

The announcement was made yesterday that Gov. Janet Napolitano has selected Karen Ann Potts & Christopher Thomas Whitten to serve on the Maricopa County Superior Court. Potts & Whitten will fill 2 vacancies, 1 newly created by population growth & the other by the resignation of Judge Mark Armstrong.

Potts, a pre-law professor at Phoenix College, worked at Streich Lang (Now Quarles & Brady Streich Lang) as a litigator & previously as an assistant Attorney General in the financial fraud division. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Applied Sociology from Northern Arizona University, & graduated with her Juris Doctorate from Arizona State University. Potts’ community involvement has included work with Habitat for Humanity & Valley Forward.

Whitten, a graduate of the University of San Diego’s school of law & the University of Arizona’s undergraduate business program, is an attorney with Whitten Berry, PLLC. He has previously taught law courses for various Arizona law organizations, & carries an active pro bono caseload. He is a youth sports coach & serves on the St. Thomas More Society’s board of directors.

Both Potts & Whitten are expected to take the bench before the end of the year.