Navajo County Superior Courts
Division II
Hon. Carolyn Holliday
The Honorable Judge
Carolyn Holliday
Carolyn Holliday was most recently elected to the Superior Court bench in Navajo
County in 2008. Currently she is the Presiding Judge of the criminal bench. Judge
Holliday was first elected in 1996 when she was one of the first women elected
to the Superior Court in Navajo County. In 1999 she was the first woman to be appointed
by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court as a Presiding Judge in Arizona.
Judge Holliday grew up in Lake Forest, Illinois and graduated from the University
of Illinois with a degree in Psychology and French.
Judge Holliday started her legal career over 25 years ago having graduated from
the University of Arizona College of Law in 1983.She was an Editor of the Journal of International
and Comparative Law. As a public lawyer, deputy county attorney, she prosecuted
child support cases in Pinal and Navajo counties. In private practice she focused
in the areas of criminal defense and family law. During her career she has served
as President of the Arizona Family Support Council and the Navajo County Bar Association.
She had received the Legal Services award for volunteer work. She has served on
various committees of the State Bar of Arizona dealing with criminal and family
law issues.
She has lived in the White Mountains with her husband Trevor Holliday a history
teacher at Blue Ridge High School and their two sons for 18 years. Their interests
include travel and hiking.
Contact
(928) 524-4217
Judicial Assistant – Julie Flack
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