Presiding Judge Roxanne Song Ong's Bio
Education:
| 1978 | J.D. - University of Arizona College of Law |
| 1975 | B.A. in Education - Arizona State University |
Experience:
| 2005 - Present | Chief Presiding Judge - Phoenix Municipal Court |
| 2000 - 2005 | Assistant Presiding Judge - Phoenix Municipal Court |
| 1991 - 2000 | Judge, Phoenix Municipal Court |
| 1986 - 19991 | Judge, Scottsdale City Court |
Affiliations:
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- Chair, Arizona Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Education and Training
- Chair, Arizona Supreme Court Commission on Minorities
- Arizona Judicial Council of the Arizona Supreme Court
- Arizona Supreme Court Commission on Technology
- Arizona Supreme Court Publications Committee
- Arizona Supreme Court New Judge Orientation Program
- President - Board of Directors, Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education
- Board Member, State Bar of Arizona Leadership Institute
- Arizona Minority Judges’ Caucus
Other:
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- 2012 - Arizona's 48 Most Intriguing Women Honoree by the Arizona Historical Society and the Arizona Centennial Legacy Project
- 2010 - State Bar of Arizona Judicial Award of Excellence
- 2009 - National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Trailblazer Award
- 1999 - Arizona Bar Foundation’s Attorney Law-Related Education Award
- 2000 - Listed as one of the “100 Outstanding Women and Minorities” with Maricopa County Bar Association and the Arizona State Bar
- Recognized in the Women Law Students’ Association of Arizona State University College of Law “Arizona’s Pioneering Women in Law”
- Recognized as the first Asian woman judge in the State of Arizona
- First woman and minority to be named as the city’s chief judge

