Judges of CLEO Hall of Fame logoCongratulations to three esteemed Arizona legal leaders, each recognized for their outstanding work as judges.

Judges Maurice Portley (Ariz. Court of Appeals), Carol Scott Berry (Phoenix Municipal Court), and Margarita Bernal (formerly of the Tucson Municipal Court) have been named to the “Judges of CLEO” Hall of Fame by the Council on Legal Education Opportunity.

All of the honorees are online here.

Here is more information from CLEO, and well done to Arizona’s judges.

“For more than 45 years, the Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) has worked to make the law a more diverse profession by expanding opportunities for underrepresented persons to pursue a legal career.”

“This virtual ‘Judges of CLEO’ Hall of Fame recognizes the outstanding careers and accomplishments of some of our CLEO alumni who have made it to the highest levels of the profession, and are some of the nation’s most distinguished current and former members of the judiciary.”