Megan McCoy has been appointed to the Mohave County Superior Court to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Judge Charles W. Gurtler, Jr., on June 30, 2021.
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.
McCoy is a Kingman native, who currently handles juvenile and family law cases in Mohave County Superior Court as a full-time Commissioner and Judge Pro Tem.
McCoy previously served as a prosecutor at the County Attorney’s Office.
McCoy graduated with her law degree from Georgetown University in 2006. Prior to this, she graduated from the University of California San Diego in 2003, where she majored in Political Science, with minors in Legal Studies and Literature/Writing.