Wendy S. Morton

Judge Morton is the author and illustrator of “Court Story”, a coloring book designed to assist young witnesses and victims who have to testify in court. “Court Story” won a National Association of Counties Award in 1997 and has been published by the Governor’s Office Division for Children. In 1997, Judge Morton was honored as the Arizona Bar Foundation’s Attorney of the Year for Law Related Education. She has served as a member of the Bar Foundation’s Board of Directors since 2000 and was appointed as chair of the Law Related Education Committee as of January 2003.

Judge Morton also serves her community as a Maricopa County Regional Coordinator for the Arizona High School Mock Trial program and serves on the faculty of various Bar Foundation programs, including INVEST, the LRE Academy and the International Symposium on Democracy and the Rule of Law. She serves as an adjunct faculty member at Arizona State University’s Morrison School of Agribusiness and is a Certified State Agricultural Mediator. Judge Morton is licensed to practice law in Arizona, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Upon moving to Arizona nine years ago, she served as a Special Deputy County Attorney in Pinal County. Prior to moving to Arizona, she served in the Office of the Burlington County Prosecutor in New Jersey and clerked for the Honorable Mary D. Colins, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and the Honorable James G. Colins, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. She received her Juris Doctorate from Widener University School of Law and her undergraduate degree in Broadcast Journalism and Political Science from Syracuse University.