PHOENIX — Krista Carman has been appointed to the Yavapai County Superior Court to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Patricia Trebesch.
Carman currently practices in the areas of personal injury, employment, insurance coverage, probate, commercial litigation, medical malpractice and victim’s rights. Carman also serves as an appointed arbitrator for the Yavapai County Superior Court and volunteer fee arbitrator for the State Bar of Arizona.
Before starting her own law firm, Carman was a partner with Warnock, MacKinlay & Carman.
Under the Arizona Constitution, judges of the Superior Court in counties with a population of less than 250,000 persons are elected by the voters. When a judge retires or resigns prior to a general election, the vacancy created by the retirement or resignation is filled by gubernatorial appointment until the next general election.
Carman is the Vice President of the Arizona Association for Justice/Arizona Trial Lawyers Association. She has served on the State Bar of Arizona Civil Jury Instructions Committee and Supreme Court Committee on Civil Justice Reform.
Governor Jan Brewer appointed Carman to the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments where she served from 2015 to 2018. She has received awards from the Arizona Women Lawyer’s Association, Yavapai County Bar Association and Prescott Area Young Professionals.
Carman is on the board of directors for the Community Pregnancy Center of Prescott. Additionally, she is the regional co-coordinator for the high school mock trial competition.
Carman graduated from Northern Arizona University with degrees in Elementary Education and Special Education. Carman then graduated from Arizona State University College of Law.