Gary B. Strickland

Judge Strickland is with the Office of Administrative Hearings, having previously been assigned for almost eight years as a Hearing Officer with the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System. Mr. Strickland came to Arizona from St. Louis, Missouri where he had been with a litigation firm for a number of years, specializing in medical negligence and product liability law. A University of Notre Dame and Washington University, St. Louis, legally trained adjudicator, Judge Strickland also owns graduate degrees in history (M.A.) and theology (M.Div.). Additionally, he completed a Ph.D. course through his comprehensives at Saint Louis University in Historical Theology, and has taught at the high school (Latin and Greek), undergraduate (Latin and various courses in History) and post-graduate levels (Ancient Languages and Law). The Judge brings a wealth of extracurricula experience, having served as a hockey and baseball coach at the Varsity and Junior levels, is the father of seven children, and is a frequently invited guest speaker on various topics including law, religion and history. Judge Strickland is licensed to practice law in Arizona, Missouri and Illinois, the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri and the Southern District of Illinois.