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WORK EXPERIENCE:

Administrative Law Judge, Arizona Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division (2001-)
Judge Pro Tempore, Arizona Superior Court (2003-)
Justice of the Peace Pro Tempore, Pinal County (2004-)
Magistrate Pro Tempore, Marana Municipal Court (2006-08)
Vice Chair, Arizona Supreme Court Board of Defensive Driving (2007-08)
Hearing Officer, Arizona Supreme Court Certification & Licensing Division (2004-07)
Lead Faculty, Faculty, National Judicial College, University of Nevada, Reno (2006-)
Faculty in Criminal Justice & History, University of Phoenix (2003-06)
Hearing Officer, Sunnyside Unified School District (2002-04)
Deputy County Attorney, Pima County Attorney's Office Civil Division, Assignments: Law Clerk Supervisor, Human Resources Department, EEO Office, Employment & Merit System, Civil-Employment Rights (1999-01)
Legal Columnist, Daily Journal Corporation, Column published monthly in the Arizona Journal and on occasion in the Colorado, Nevada, and Washington Journals (2000-01)
Deputy County Attorney, Pima County Attorney's Office Civil Division, Assignments: Elections, County Recorder, County School Superintendent, County Attorney, School Districts, Fire Districts, Free Library District, Stadium District, Pima Accommodation School District, Community Services, Procurement, Public Records, Open Meeting Laws, Finance, Automotive Services, Facilities Management, Contracts Facilitator (1998-99)
Deputy County Attorney, Pima County Attorney's Office Criminal Division (1997-98)
Law Clerk, Pima County Attorney's Office Civil Division (1997)
Westlaw UofA Student Representative, West Publishing Corp. (1996-97)
Prosecution Clinical Program with the Pima County Attorney's Office
(Summer 1996)
Appeals Clerk, Pima County Attorney's Office Criminal Division (1995-96)
Judicial Clerkship Program with Superior Court Judge Robert Donfeld (Fall 1995)
Intern, Arizona Attorney General's Office (1994)
Third Vice Chairman, Secretary, Pima County Republican Party Exec. Committee (1998-01)
Arizona Bush for President Pima County Steering Committee Member (1999-00)
Fourth Vice-Chair, Legislative District 13 Republican Exec. Committee (1996-97)
Arizona Republican State Committeeman, 3 Terms (1996-01)
Pima County Precinct Committeeman & Captain, Legislative Dists. 9 & 13, 5 Terms (1994-01)
Precinct Election Board Judge, Pima County (1992)
Intern, Congressman Jim Kolbe, District Office (1990)

AWARDS/HONORS:

Who's Who in America (2003-07)
Who's Who in American Law (2000-2006)
Spirit of Service Award, City of Tucson Citizens' Transportation Advisory Committee (2003)
Service Award, Pima County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division (2001-2002)
Member, Tucson Mensa Chapter

PUBLICATIONS:

Co-editor, Arizona DUI Trial Notebook, 2nd ed., State Bar of Arizona (2005)
Contributing author, Arizona Employment Law Handbook, Vol. 1, 2nd ed., State Bar of Arizona (2004)

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:


Phi Beta Kappa Association of Greater Tucson, Board of Directors (2006-)
Member, City of Tucson Citizen's Transportation Advisory Committee (2001-03)
Co-Chair, School Coordinator & Tutor, Lawyers for Literacy (PCBA YLD) (1997-01)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

Pima County Bar Association
Board of Directors (2002-05)
Technology Committee, Chairman, Member (2000-02)
Young Lawyers Division, Board Member (1999-03)
Arizona Bar Association
State Bar Professionalism Course Faculty (2000-07)
Public Lawyers Section, Exec. Council, Chair, Chair Elect, Treasurer (1999-07)
Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Committee, Member (2005-07)
Continuing Legal Education Committee, Member (1999-07)
Professionalism Course Oversight Committee (2001-2007)
Fee Arbitration Committee (2002-06)
American Bar Association, Member
National Conference of Administrative Law Judges
Judicial Technology Committee, Chair and Member (2003-07)
State Administrative Law Committee, Member (2005-)
Ethics Committee (2005-)
State & Local Gov't Law Section
Gov't & Public Sector Lawyers Division

EDUCATION:

Judicial: National Judicial College
Certificate, Distance Learning Faculty Development, March, 2006 
Certificate, Commercial Driver License Faculty Development, February, 2006
Certificate, Traffic Adjudication, August, 2005
Certificate, Logic and Opinion Writing, June, 2002

Legal: University of Arizona College of Law
Juris Doctor, May, 1997

Honors
UofA College of Law Dean's Achievement Award, Merit Scholarship
Who's Who: American Law Students (1995-96, 1996-97)
AADC Closing Argument Competition- 3rd Place Awarded
Grand Damages Argument Competition- 3rd Place Awarded
Dean's List (Spring '95, Fall '95, Spring '96, Spring '97)

Undergraduate: University of Arizona
Bachelor of Arts with Honors, magna cum laude
Political Science May, 1994

Honors
Phi Beta Kappa, Member
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Member
Golden Key National Honor Society, Member
Chimes Junior Service/Honorary, Member
Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and
Universities (1992-94)
National Merit Scholar

More about Dan
Dan is a native Tucsonan who likes to play tennis and racketball.

Experience
Dan is an experienced civil and criminal trial lawyer in both federal and state court. He has handled thousands of cases in Justice Court and has had a published case before the Arizona Supreme Court.

Email:
Dan@Jurkowitz.iwarp.com
Website:
Jurkowitz.iwarp.com