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Thomas A. Zlaket (born 1941) served as an associate judge on the Arizona Supreme Court from 1992 to 2002 and as the Chief Justice of the court from 1997 to 2002. Zlaket received his bachelors from University of Notre Dame in 1962, his LL.B. from University of Arizona in 1965 and an LL.M. in Judicial Process from University of Virginia in 2002.
He was president of the Arizona State Bar in 1988 and 1989. For 27 years, Zlaket practiced law in Tucson for several firms, including with his brother, Eugene, for Zlaket & Zlaket. He was also a judge pro-tem at Pima County Superior Court.
Zlaket was widely praised for his struggle to make the court system accessible.
After leaving the bench, Zlaket returned to private practice and serves as a Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona.