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Dave Byers, Director, |
David Byers
The National Center for State Courts is pleased to announce that David K. Byers, Director of the Administrative Office of the Arizona Supreme Court, has been named the 2013 recipient of the Warren E. Burger Award for excellence in court administration, one of the highest awards presented by NCSC. Named for the late Chief Justice of the United States, the Warren E. Burger award honors a state court system administrative official who demonstrates professional expertise, leadership, integrity, creativity, innovativeness, and sound judgment.
As Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts, Byers manages and administers a court system that employs 10,000 people and operates in more than 200 locations. The Arizona Supreme Court processes more than 2.6 million cases per year, supervises 42,000 adult felons on probation, and has a combined budget from all courts in excess of $550 million dollars. The Supreme Court also oversees the State Bar of Arizona and the discipline process for the state’s 15,000 plus attorneys and 500 judges.
In 2012, Byers was honored with the Gabe Zimmerman Leadership Award, which recognizes professional excellence of non-elected officials. The award is named for former Representative Gabrielle Giffords’ director of community outreach, who lost his life in the 2011 Tucson shooting that killed six and injured 12, including Giffords.