Sondra J. Vanella

Sondra J. Vanella initially joined the Office of Administrative Hearings as an Administrative Law Judge on October 12, 1999. Originally from Oyster Bay, New York, Judge Vanella graduated magna cum laude with her Bachelor of Arts in English with dual minors in Spanish and Sociology, from the State University of New York at Albany. She earned her Juris Doctor from Pepperdine University School of Law. Prior to becoming an Administrative Law Judge, Judge Vanella served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Arizona Attorney General’s Office in the Child and Family Protection Division. She also practiced in the private sector in the area of Domestic Relations.  On September 15, 2014, Judge Vanella joined the Arizona Department of Transportation Executive Hearing Office where she served as an Administrative Law Judge until re-joining the Office of Administrative Hearings on June 15, 2020.