Richard Blair

Richard N. Blair graduated from Loyola School of Law in Chicago in 1979 and was in private practice from 1979 to 1992. In 1993, Mr. Blair became a Hearing Officer with the Arizona Corporation Commission where he served until January 1995. In 1995, he served as an Administrative Law Judge and the Director of the Administrative Hearings Section for the Arizona Department of Real Estate. On January 1, 1996, Mr. Blair joined the Office of Administrative Hearings as an Administrative Law Judge. Mr. Blair is now a mortgage broker.

Michael L. Barth

Anthony F. Halas

Greg Hanchett

Gregory L. Hanchett is a 1986 graduate of the Creighton University School of Law. He is admitted to the Nebraska and Arizona Bar. He served as a Legal Services attorney in Nebraska for two years before returning to his home state of Arizona in 1988.

In 1989, Judge Hanchett became an assistant city prosecutor for the City of Phoenix where he conducted in excess of 40 jury trials during a two-year period. In 1991, he joined the appeals bureau of the Phoenix City Prosecutor's office where he regularly appeared on behalf of the prosecution in the Maricopa County superior court, Arizona Court of Appeals, and Arizona Supreme Court. In 1994, he was promoted to a supervisory position in the bureau.

Judge Hanchett has taught at many legal education seminars for judges, prosecutors and the defense bar. In addition, he has served on the board of directors for several charitable organizations in the State of Arizona. He served as an Administrative law Judge with the Arizona Office of Administrative Hearings from November 1999 to May 2002.

Neal H. Jordan

Former assistant attorney general for the State of Connecticut and in private practice of law for twelve years specializing in litigation, commercial transactions, construction and real estate development. Extensive experience as trial and appellate attorney. Served as Vice President and General Counsel to a major New England real estate development, construction and property management company for eight years before relocating to Arizona and becoming an administrative law judge for the Registrar of Contractors. Recently have returned from Florida where owned a mediation practice and taught law, government and business courses as an adjunct professor at a local college. He was reappointed as an administrative law judge in July, 1999 at the Office of Administrative Hearings. Judge Jordan retired in April 2001.

Kip Micuda

Daniel G. Martin

Daniel G. Martin joined the Office of Administrative Hearings as an Administrative Law Judge on October 4, 1999. Judge Martin received a bachelor's degree from The Colorado College and a master's degree from the University of Arizona prior to attending law school at the University of Arizona College of Law where he served as Managing Editor of the Arizona Law Review. While in law school, Judge Martin worked for a semester in Washington, D.C. as a legal extern in the office of Senator Dennis DeConcini, where he assisted in Senate Judiciary Committee matters. Between 1991 and 1992, Judge Martin served as law clerk to the Honorable James Moeller, Vice Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court. After completing his clerkship, Judge Martin worked for two Phoenix law firms prior to joining the Office of Administrative Hearings. Judge Martin's private practice experience includes both complex litigation and transactional work. Judge Martin is active in the community and the bar; he is the past chair of the State Bar's Public Lawyers Section, a member of the Lorna Lockwood Inn of Court, and is involved with several local charitable and youth organizations, including the Arizona Sudden Infant Death Foundation and the Ahwatukee Foothills Soccer Club. In June 2006, Judge Martin received the 2006 Judicial Award of Excellence from the Public Lawyers Section of the State Bar. Judge Martin joined the Maricopa County Superior Court in September 2007.

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.

While at the Office of Administrative hearings, Judge Morton presided over a varied docket and wrote and directed educational videos about the hearing process.

On January 3, 2006, Judge Morton joined the Scottsdale City Court as an associate judge presiding over a criminal docket.

Casey J. Newcomb joined the Office of Administrative Hearings as an Administrative Law Judge on October 13, 1997. Born in Iowa, Judge Newcomb earned a Bachelor of Business Administration and Juris Doctor from the University of Iowa. As an undergraduate, he spent a semester in Washington, D.C. as a Legislative Assistant on the United States Senate Judiciary Committee. In law school, he served as an Articles Editor for the prestigious "Journal of Corporation Law." Judge Newcomb also served as a research assistant to the prominent death penalty author, Professor David C. Baldus. After graduating from law school, he joined a general litigation law firm in Tucson, Arizona where he specialized in the areas of civil litigation, real estate, landlord/tenant and domestic relations law. In 1993, after three years in private practice, Judge Newcomb joined the Attorney General's Office specializing in civil litigation and domestic relations law. He is currently an active member in the Volunteer Lawyer's Program serving as an Advisor for landlord/tenant workshops. He is currently licensed to practice law in Arizona and is a member of the Arizona State Bar. Judge Newcomb is currently an Officer with the Executive Council of the Administrative Law Section of the Arizona State Bar and serves as a commissioner with the Maricopa County Superior Court. He is an active volunteer with the Valley Big brothers and Big Sisters program and the Habitat for Humanity, Valley of the Sun Organization.

Allen W. Reed

Judge Reed graduated from Wayne State University and Detroit College of Law. Hecurrently serves as an Administrative Law Judge with the Office of Administrative Hearings and presides over a full calendar of cases referred for hearing by various State agencies. Prior to becoming an Administrative Law Judge, Judge Reed was a Hearing Officer with the Arizona Department Of Liquor Licenses and Control and the Motor Vehicle Division. He has worked for the State of Arizona since 1984. Before moving to Arizona, Judge Reed practiced law in Michigan. Judge Reed retired in March 2008 but continues to serve as a Administrative Law Judge pro tem.

George A. Schade

George A. Schade, Jr. received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University (1968), and his law degree from The American University, Washington, D.C. (1971). He has taken graduate courses at Arizona State University and has attended the National Judicial College, where he also served as an advisor. He has been in Arizona since 1972, when his legal career began as a Law Clerk for the Arizona Court of Appeals. He worked in legal services for indigents and was in private practice. From 1980 to 1995, he worked at the Arizona Department of Water Resources, where he was a hearing officer and a program supervisor. In 1996, he was assigned to the Office of Administrative Hearings. He has served as an arbitrator in civil litigation, securities and futures cases, has written legal and investment articles and contributed to the editing of two books. He has had extensive training in the conduct of arbitration matters. George Schade was sworn in as Special Master for the Arizona General Stream Adjudication in the Superior Court by Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Zlaket on April 3, 2001.

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. Judge Strickland joined the civil division of the Maricopa County Attorney's office in August 2007.

Robert Worth currently serves as an Administrative Law Judge for the State of Arizona Office of Administrative Hearings, presiding over a full calendar of matters forwarded by several different State agencies. Receiving his undergraduate bachelor's degree from Stanford University and his Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Stanford Law School, he subsequently became a member of the State Bars of California, New York and Arizona. During his period of military service, he served as an Army Judge Advocate, primarily engaged in court martial trials. Judge Worth conducted a general law practice in New York as part of a firm and, subsequently, as a sole practitioner. After moving to Arizona, and after a period during which he conducted a general law practice in Scottsdale, Judge Worth joined the staff of the Registrar of Contractors as a hearing officer, ultimately holding the position of the Registrar's Chief Administrative Law Judge for twelve years. Judge Worth retired in March 2003 but continues to serve as a Administrative Law Judge pro tem.