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The APAAC 2026 Legal Assistant of the Year Award was presented to Elodia Ortiz (c) of the Apache County Attorney's Office by Apache County Attorney Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren (l) and APAAC Executive Director Elizabeth Burton Ortiz (r).

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APAAC Executive Director Elizabeth Burton Ortiz presented an APAAC 2026 Legal Assistant Lifetime Achievement Award to Veronica Allen (r) of the Pima County Attorney's Office.

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Ginamarie Montenegro (c) of the Arizona Attorney General's Office was presented with an APAAC 2026 Legal Assistant Lifetime Achievement Award by APAAC Executive Director Elizabeth Burton Ortiz (l) and the Arizona Attorney General's Office Criminal Division Chief Counsel Nicholas Klingerman.(r)

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Nicole Rogers (r) of the Pima County Attorney's Office was presented with an APAAC 2026 Legal Assistant Lifetime Achievement Award by APAAC Executive Director Elizabeth Burton Ortiz.

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Robbi White (c) of the Yuma County Attorney's Office receives her APAAC 2026 Legal Assistant Lifetime Achievement Award from Yuma County Attorney Karolyn Kaczorowski (l) and APAAC Executive Director Elizabeth Burton Ortiz (r).

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Jerra Creason, Victim Advocate, Arizona Attorney General's Office, (center) is presented with the APAAC Victim Advocate of the Year Award by Sarah DeJong (l), Assistant Phoenix City Prosecutor, and Nicholas Klingerman (r), Criminal Division Chief Counsel, Arizona Attorney General's Office.

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APAAC honors departing Council member Phoenix City Prosecutor Jim Sampanes. April 23, 2026.

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Christy Raban represented the Apache County Attorney's Office at the Western States Prosecution Team Career Fair at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University.

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Assistant Phoenix City Prosecutors Noah Shanholtz and Josie Licon prepare to offer APAAC's complimentary bagged lunches to exam takers at the February Arizona State Bar exam at the Phoenix Convention Center.

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APAAC Executive Director Elizabeth Burton Ortiz prepares to meet with job seekers at the National District Attorneys Association's February job fair in Washington, D.C.

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2025 Show Your Purple Winner - Cochise County Attorney's Office

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APAAC Executive Director Elizabeth Burton Ortiz presents retired Oro Valley Town Prosecutor Tobin Sidles with the John Bellatti Public Lawyer Career Achievement Award at the Arizona State Bar Public Lawyers Section Awards Luncheon.

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APAAC Executive Director Elizabeth Burton Ortiz presents Wayne Cheney, Assistant Mesa City Prosecutor, with the Rising Star Award at the Arizona State Bar Public Lawyers Section Awards Luncheon.

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Arizona Attorney General's Office

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Cochise County Attorney's Office

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Gilbert Town Prosecutor's Office

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Graham County Attorney's Office

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La Paz County Attorney's Office

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Mohave County Attorney's Office

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Navajo County Attorney's Office

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Oro Valley Town Prosecutor's Office

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Paradise Valley Town Prosecutor's Office

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Phoenix City Prosecutor's Office

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Pima County Attorney's Office

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Pinal County Attorney's Office

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Yavapai County Attorney's Office

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Tobin Sidles, Oro Valley Town Prosecutor, was recognized for his 32 years of service at the APAAC meeting on July 31, 2025. With Mr. Sidles are Elizabeth Ortiz, APAAC Executive Director, and Scott Bennett, Graham County Attorney and APAAC Chair.

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