Governor Katie Hobbs has selected Douglas R. Camacho to fill the role of Judge for the newly created Division 8 of the Mohave County Superior Court.on September 8th.
The creation of Division 8 stems from a petition submitted by the Mohave County Board of Supervisors earlier this year, which Governor Hobbs greenlit on March 6th.
Under Arizona’s Constitution, Superior Court judges in counties with a population of less than 250,000 people are elected by the voters. However, vacancies created by the establishment of a new division or by the retirement or resignation of a judge are filled by gubernatorial appointment until the next general election.
Doug Camacho graduated from Brigham Young University, cum laude, in 1997. He graduated from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 2001 in the top third of his class. He became licensed to practice law, and practiced civil and criminal law in Bullhead City until 2002, when he joined the Mohave County Attorney’s Office, where he served as a prosecuting attorney until 2003. Judge Camacho has served as a commissioner and judge pro tempore on the court since 2015.