Judge Arnold Estrada reads to students at Mammoth Elementary School.
Judge Arnold Estrada recently announced his candidacy for re-election as Justice of the Peace for the new justice court precinct that covers East Pinal County, including Queen Valley, Superior, Kearny, Dudleyville, Mammoth, San Manuel, Oracle, SaddleBrooke Ranch, SaddleBrooke, and Eagle Crest, also known as Precinct #5.
“It is important that we have someone who knows the issues that affect our communities,” Estrada said, “plus the management skills, respectful personality, and sound judgment to run a court.”
Estrada has served nearly 12 years as a justice of the peace and received extensive judicial training from the Arizona Judicial College. He is experienced with deciding cases but also for managing the administration of the justice court; and as a cost-saving measure, he has performed the same functions as the city judge for Mammoth.
·”As an active member of our community, who raised his family in San Manuel, worked in mining and smelting, and later in public service, I have seen first-hand the problems our communities face every day; and as a Judge, I am grateful for the privilege to help protect our community and especially our senior citizens, the young, and the vulnerable,” said Estrada.
Before becoming a judge in 2006, he served in the Pinal County Attorney’s Office for several years, focusing on elder abuse issues, where he gained the attention of former Governor Janet Napolitano, who honored Estrada with a Distinguished Service Award. He also became a member of the Arizona Crime Prevention Association and the Eastern Pinal Regional Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and he graduated from the National Crime Prevention Institute and served as a mediator for the state Attorney General’s Office.
During this time, Estrada is also credited with helping to bring a dialysis center to the area and worked to secure RICO funding for organizations throughout Eastern Pinal County, including numerous school programs, such as after school programs, baseball, softball, and archery.
Estrada’s record of public service is long and distinguished, including volunteer service for seven years on the Mammoth-San Manuel School Board, coaching Little League for 17 years, and honorably serving in the United States Army.
According to Estrada, what is most important in his life are his faith and his family. He is an active member of St. Bartholomew’s Catholic Church in San Manuel, where he has been a Cursillista since 1981.
“I am blessed to be a husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather,” said Estrada. “I am also pleased to announce the endorsement ofUSW Local 915, Asarco workers.”
“I know there are a lot of issues that kids and adults are dealing with at school and at home. Many times when a person appears before a judge, it becomes a matter of guidance, sometimes a firm hand, sometimes a gently nudge.”
Judge Estrada will be on the ballot for the upcoming primary election on Aug. 28, 2018.
“I am proud of my service to my community and my Country,” said Estrada, “and I humbly ask for the opportunity to continue to serve as your justice of the peace in the new Justice Precinct #5; I greatly appreciate your vote and support.”