Honors and Appointments:

Arizona Supreme Court Child Support Guideline Review Committee

Robert Barrasso was appointed to this committee in 2008. This is a statewide group of 12 judges, professors and attorneys appointed by the Arizona Supreme Court to review and revise our statewide Child Support Guidelines.
http://www.supreme.state.az.us/csgrc/

Child Support Committee of the Arizona State Legislature

Robert Barrasso was appointed by the Arizona Supreme Court to this committee and served on it from 2002-2009. This is a committee required by Arizona law. It is comprised of 21 members representing the Legislature, legal community, parents, judiciary and State Child Support Agency. Its purpose is to develop and coordinate polices and strategies to improve the child support system and it also works in the area of paternity cases.
http://www.supreme.state.az.us/courtserv/csc/csc.htm

Executive Board of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Arizona

Robert Barrasso was appointed to this committee in 1995. This group of 20 attorneys and judges design classes for family law attorneys, review new proposed laws and help develop policy effecting family law attorneys and clients throughout the state of Arizona.

C.O.D.A.C.

Robert Barrasso was appointed to the Board of Directors of CODAC in 2002. This is an acclaimed public mental health provider in Pima County and Attorney Barrasso is proud to be serving on this board.
www.codac.org

Pima County Superior Court Judicial Supervision Program Advisory Panel

This is a panel of Tucson attorneys,the presiding judge of the Domestic Relations bench, the head of the Conciliation Court and members of the Judicial Supervision Program that review and revise policies and procedures for supervised visitation. Attorney Barrasso was appointed by the presiding judge and has served on the committee for over 8 years.

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Robert Barrasso is also past President and past Board Member (1994 to 2007) of the Arizona Association of Family and Conciliation Courts.

This is an group of attorneys, judges, mediators and mental health professionals that teach about the latest research on children, divorce and paternity cases. www.azafcc.org He has also served on the board of the National Association of Family and Conciliation Courts which is a national group with a similar task to that of the Arizona Group.
www.afccnet.org

Judge Pro Tempore:

Robert Barrasso has been appointed by the Arizona Supreme Court as a Judge Pro Tempore to handle certain family law matters for over 10 years. As a judge pro tempore he has presided over many family law settlement conferences, has served as a judge for emergency matters when regular judges are not available and is very proud to volunteer his time to help settle family law cases.

Education:

J.D. decree from University of Arizona on December 21, 1984.

Masters of Art Degree from Loyola University of Chicago in Theology on May 13, 1981.

Bachelors of Art Degree from University of Arizona on September 1, 1979.

Hear Robert interviewed on Divorce TV:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ19o4d5W1k&feature=related

Hear Robert Barrasso argue before the United States Supreme Court in the case of Roberson v. Arizona, a case he won:
http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_87_354/argument/

Read the Roberson v. Arizona Supreme Court Opinion:
http://supreme.justia.com/us/486/675/case.html