Hon. Erik Thorson is a Superior Court Judge in the Maricopa County Superior Court of Arizona. He serves as the Arizona Tax Court Presiding Judge and has a calendar that includes Commercial Court cases, while generally presiding over cases for the Civil Department of the court. Judge Thorson was recently the judicial sponsor for a team that developed a five-year branch facilities plan for the Judicial Branch in Maricopa County. Before taking the bench and after graduation from the University of Michigan Law School, Judge Thorson was a lawyer with Snell & Wilmer L.L.P., first as an Associate and then as a Partner in its Special Litigation and Compliance Group. He chairs the Arizona Supreme Court's Advisory Committee on the Rules of Evidence, and he chaired the Task Force on the Arizona Tax Court Rules of Practice - the work of that group led the Arizona Supreme Court to adopt the first restyled tax court rules in 22 years. Judge Thorson has served for eleven years on the State Bar of Arizona Civil Practice and Procedure Committee. He is a veteran petitioner of several court rules cycles for a variety of rule sets, served as a member of the Task Force on Rules of Procedure for Special Actions, serves on the Advisory Committee on Evidence Retention and on the Judicial Branch in Maricopa County AI Committee, and chaired the Ariz. R. Civ. P. 5.4 Working Group in 2018 and 2019 regarding filings under seal in civil cases. Judge Thorson is a member of the National Conference of State Tax Judges and the International Association of LGBTQ+ Judges. A journalist before law school, Judge Thorson earned a B.A. in Journalism from Arizona State University, serving as Editor in Chief of the University's morning daily, The State Press, as a college senior.

Hon. Erik Thorson's Courses

  • Arizona Civil Court Judges Discuss Trial Practice

    AZ Specific

    Judicial Forum

    Credits Available
    Credit Status Total
    Arizona CLE Approved 3 Total
    OnDemand
  • Discovery Disputes: Opinions From the Bench

    Judicial Forum

    Podcast

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    Credit Status Total
    Alaska CLE Approved 1 Total
    Arizona CLE Approved 1 Total
    California CLE Approved 1 Total
    Colorado CLE Approved 1 Total
    Connecticut CLE Approved 1 Total
    Delaware CLE Approved 1 Total
    Hawaii CLE Approved 1 Total
    Iowa CLE Approved 1 Total
    Idaho CLE Approved 1 Total
    Illinois CLE Approved 1 Total
    Louisiana CLE Upon Request 1 Total
    Maine CLE Approved 1 Total
    Minnesota CLE Approved 1 Total
    Missouri CLE Approved 1.2 Total
    Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 1 Total
    Montana CLE Upon Request 1 Total
    North Dakota CLE Approved 1 Total
    Nebraska CLE Approved 1 Total
    New Hampshire CLE Approved 1 Total
    New Mexico CLE Approved 1 Total
    Nevada CLE Approved 1 Total
    New York CLE Approved 1 Total
    Oklahoma CLE Approved 1 Total
    Oregon CLE Upon Request 1 Total
    Pennsylvania CLE Approved 1 Total
    Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 1 Total
    Tennessee CLE Approved 1 Total
    Vermont CLE Approved 1 Total
    Washington CLE Approved 1 Total
    West Virginia CLE Approved 1.2 Total
    Wyoming CLE Upon Request 1 Total
    OnDemand
    1 Pennsylvania CLE
  • Top 8 Jury Selection Mistakes Trial Lawyers Make

    Litigation & Appeals

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    Alaska CLE Reciprocity 1 Total
    Arkansas CLE Approved 1 Total
    Arizona CLE Approved 1 Total
    California CLE Approved 1 Total
    Colorado CLE Approved 1 Total
    Connecticut CLE Approved 1 Total
    Delaware CLE Approved 1 Total
    Florida CLE Approved 1 Total
    Georgia CLE Approved 1 Total
    Hawaii CLE Approved 1 Total
    Iowa CLE Approved 1 Total
    Idaho CLE Approved 1 Total
    Illinois CLE Approved 1 Total
    Indiana CLE Approved 1 Total
    Kansas CLE Approved 1 Total
    Louisiana CLE Approved 1 Total
    Maine CLE Approved 1 Total
    Minnesota CLE Approved 1 Total
    Missouri CLE Approved 1.2 Total
    Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 1 Total
    Mississippi CLE Approved 1 Total
    Montana CLE Approved 1 Total
    North Dakota CLE Upon Request 1 Total
    Nebraska CLE Approved 1 Total
    New Hampshire CLE Approved 1 Total
    New Mexico CLE Approved 1 Total
    Nevada CLE Approved 1 Total
    New York CLE Approved 1 Total
    Oklahoma CLE Approved 1 Total
    Oregon CLE Approved 1 Total
    Pennsylvania CLE Approved 1 Total
    Tennessee CLE Approved 1 Total
    Texas CLE Approved 1 Total
    Vermont CLE Approved 1 Total
    Washington CLE Approved 1 Total
    Wisconsin CLE Approved 1 Total
    West Virginia CLE Approved 1.2 Total
    Wyoming CLE Upon Request 1 Total
    OnDemand
    1 Pennsylvania CLE