Thomas A. Jacobs, J.D., was an Arizona Assistant Attorney General from 1972 to 1985, where he practiced criminal and child welfare law. He was appointed to the Maricopa County Superior Court in 1985, where he served as a judge pro tem/ commissioner in the juvenile and family courts until his retirement in 2008. He also taught juvenile law for ten years as an adjunct professor at the Arizona State University School of Social Work. He continues to write for teens, lawyers, judges, and law students.
Jacobs is also the founder of www.askthejudge.info, a free interactive educational tool that provides current information regarding laws, court decisions, and
