Judge Kerstin LeMaire: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

Maricopa County Superior Court, Department 8A/801

Appointed By: Gov. Douglas A. Ducey, Jr.

Biography

Hon. Kerstin LeMaire is a judge for the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona. She was appointed to the bench by Governor Doug Ducey in 2015.

During her judicial tenure, LeMaire has held assignments in the Criminal, Civil, and Family Courts.

Prior to her appointment, she presided for two years as a commissioner of the Maricopa County Superior Court (2013 to 2015). Before that, she had worked in private practice. During that time, LeMaire was a partner at LeMaire & Kennedy, PLLC (2011 to 2013) and an attorney at Lon S. Taubman, PC (2004 to 2010). Her areas of practice included juvenile law and civil litigation. In addition, LeMaire spent time as the chief judge for the Cocopah Tribal Court.

Her legal career also included serving as a managing attorney with the Arizona Center for Disability Law (2004), a deputy legal defender in the Office of the Legal Defender for both Maricopa (2001 to 2004) and Yuma (2000 to 2001) Counties, an attorney with Community Legal Services (1995 to 1998), and a reference attorney with Lexis-Nexis (1994 to 1995).

LeMaire received a B.A. in German literature and language from Tufts University in 1990. She went on to complete a J.D. at the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1993. While a law student, LeMair was an intern at DNA Peoples Legal Services (1991) and a law clerk at Kircher, Robinson, Newman, Cook & Welch (1992 to 1993).

She was a Fellow with the U.S. State Department and the Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights.

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Angel Bustos

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James T Richardson

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Beverly Core

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Linda L Mischke

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Lilian Westrich

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Kristie Baker

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Kyle Andrew Hohmann

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Kenneth Scott Averbuck

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Suzanne M Cook

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Margaret Omolina

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David George Johnson

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Harold L Bierly

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Jeydi Janeth Aguilar Rocha

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Jacob Bustamante

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Logan Jay Araiza

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Benjamin Galibov

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Sandee M Grogg

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Ronald Geschwentner

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On October 13, 2026 a probate case was filed in the jurisdiction of Maricopa County. Judge Kerstin LeMaire presiding.

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Allen G Treglawny

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Christian Carbajal

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Daniel Gurrola

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G E I C O

On October 8, 2026 a probate case was filed in the jurisdiction of Maricopa County. Judge Kerstin LeMaire presiding.

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Rosemary M Urquhart

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About

Kerstin LeMaire
Current Appointment Maricopa County Superior Court, Department 8A/801	Maricopa County Superior Court, Department 8A/801
Election/Appointment November 6, 2018 - Re-elected	November 6, 2018 - Re-elected
Education J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law - 1993 B.A., Tufts University - 1990	J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law - 1993 B.A., Tufts University - 1990

Court Info

Court Info
Current Court:	AZ - Maricopa County Superior Court
Clerk phone:	+1 (602) 372-5375
Office:	+1 (602) 506-8245

Career History

Career History
Role	Employer	Where
Judge	Maricopa County Superior Court	Maricopa County, Arizona
Commissioner	Maricopa County Superior Court	Maricopa County, Arizona
Partner	LeMaire & Kennedy, PLLC	Maricopa County, Arizona
Attorney	Lon S. Taubman, PC	Maricopa County, Arizona
Managing Attorney	Arizona Center for Disability Law	None
Deputy Legal Defender	Office of the Legal Defender	Maricopa County, Arizona
Deputy Legal Defender	Office of the Legal Defender	Yuma County, Arizona
Attorney	Community Legal Services	None
Reference Attorney	Lexis-Nexis	None
Chief Judge	Cocopah Tribal Court	Yuma County, Arizona