Professional  Background:

     Anne Fisher Segal, JD, brings a background of balanced temperament, highest ethical standards, and broad legal experience to the Justice of the Peace position. 

    She was raised in Tucson and attended Ft. Lowell Elementary School, Townsand Junior High, Sahuaro High School and graduated with distinction from the University of Arizona.  She has a degree in journalism and was an editor for the Arizona Daily Wildcat and worked as a reporter for the Tucson Daily Citizen.  She won the Arizona Women's Press Contest as well as nominations for the Hearst Foundation.

    Throughout her career, Anne has taken and passed four state bar examinations  -- Arizona, California, Illinois and New Mexico. This means she has undergone the thorough and rigorous review of state law and procedure to enable her to practice law in each community.   In addition, Anne just passed her comprehensive exams in educational development philosophy and management pursuant to her PhD.   If elected, she will be the only PhD, J.D on the Justice Court bench.

  After working in Washington D.C. for Congressman Mo Udall and  Senator Walter Mondale, she attended the University of San Diego School of Law where she was a member of the Law Review. Anne worked as a San Diego County Public Defender and handled thousands of cases in the California's equivalent of Justice Court.

   When  she  and  Robert "Bob" Segal, married, Anne moved to Illinois and became a prosecutor.  During her tenure, Anne instituted numerous programs benefiting the Victim Witness programs, including the creation of a special waiting room for witness and videotaping children who testified.  She also instituted innovative counseling programs for domestic violence cases.  She tried over 40 felony cases and,  again, thousands of Justice Court cases. 

   Missing the desert, Anne and Bob moved to New Mexico.  Anne taught at the paralegal program at Dona Ana Community College and later taught law courses to undergraduates at New Mexico State University.  She then started her PhD in Educational Management and Development.

      At the encouragement of friends and family, Anne ran and was elected to be a Magistrate Judge and served for almost five years.  The Magistrates have the same jurisdictional authority as the courts the Pima County Consolidated Courts for Justice of the Peace. The Court were understaffed and the judges were required to handle tremendously heavy caseloads.   Again,  Anne presided over  thousands of traffic cases, misdemeanors, small claims cases, as well as DUIs and Domestic Violence cases.  She actively participated in the Drug Court and helped create a mediation program for civil cases.  She was also appointed to the State Supreme Court Committee for the Rules of the Courts of Limited Jurisdiction.  

     In 2004, Anne and Bob decided that they needed to live closer to their aging mothers and that the school systems in New Mexico were not sufficient to meet the needs of their children.  Anne reluctantly resigned and the family moved to Tucson.  Anne was immediately appointed to be a Superior Court pro tem as well as a Pima County Justice pro tem.  She served as a Justice of the Peace Pro Tem from 2005 until 2008,  but was terminated after  she announced her decision to run  for JP Court. She continues to serve as a Superior Court Pro Tem.

     Anne plans to complete her Phd dissertation in January, 2009.  She will receive her degree in June.  She is an adjunct professor at the University of Arizona and continues to teach undergraduates law-related courses.  She has taught in the Department of Journalism, the College of Education and the Department of Communications.

 

Personal Background

 

    Anne is married to Robert J. Segal, M.D.  Bob is an excellent dermatologist.  His medical practice is at the Casas Adobes Shopping Center at the corner of Ina and Oracle.  He developed a dermatological anti-aging product line, Right Face, and is an accomplished pilot, photographer and hunter.  

  We have three children, Stephen, Brad and Bonnie.  Stephen finished a year of volunteer services abroad and now attends Pima Community College.  Brad served as a Senior Class President and senior editor for the newspaper at Catalina Foothills High School.  He will attend University of California, San Diego with a HHMI program.  Bonnie is a Junior at CFHS and is on the pomline  with the school band as well as a member of the Student Council.  

   Anne is the youngest daughter of Dr. Bernard Fisher (deceased) and Judge Lillian S. Fisher (ret.)  Judge Fisher served the community for numerous years as a Superior Court Judge in Pima County.  She instituted numerous programs for juvenile court.  Judge Fisher is the campaign treasurer for Anne.

  Marjorie Fisher Cunningham is Anne's sister.  Margie and George Cunningham have served the Arizona community for many years.  Margie is a well-known and well-established attorney and George served in the Arizona Legislature.  George recently retired as the Governor's assistant chief of staff for the Arizona budget.  Margie is the chairman of the Committee to Elect Anne Segal Justice of the Peace.  Michael Fisher established a juice company and now lives in Florida.

   Although Anne just moved back to Tucson four years ago,  she firmly believes that you give to the community that gives to you.  She served as the FFO (PTO) president for Catalina Foothills High School and served on the Board for the Catalina Foothills School District Foundation.  For two years, she chaired one of the primary fundraisers for the school district, "Love Our Schools," which generated over $100,000.  She also served on the Accountability Committee for the high school, hosted  the principal selection committee and volunteered for the Orange Grove Middle School FFO.  She was a Board member of the CFHS Cheerleaders Parent Group.   Anne is the co-chair of the Jewish Federation Connections Luncheon for 2009.  She recently decided to and plans to participate with Youth on Their Own.