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Provided by Judith M. Dworkin
Judy M. Dworkin leads Sacks Tierney's Indian Law and Tribal Relations practice group. She offers broad experience in Indian law, with a major emphasis on assisting Indian tribes in achieving their economic development objectives.
Judy is admitted to the Navajo Nation Bar and has practiced before the Courts of the Tohono O’odham Nation, Gila River Indian Community, Hopi Tribe, Hualapai Tribe, San Carlos Apache Tribe and Navajo Nation. Judy has also spent a great deal of her career focused on water rights and has taught Water Law and Natural Resources Law at the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law.
Arizona State University: Adjunct Professor 1986-present
Arizona State University Advisory Committee, Indian Legal Program 2006-present
Arizona Native American Economic Coalition: Board Member 1995-1997; Conference Chair, Annual Tribal Economic Summit 1996
University of Arizona, Department of Hydrology and Water Resources: Assistant Professor 1978-1983
American Bar Association
State Bar of Arizona
Presiding Appellate Justice, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council Court 2019-present (Appellate Justice 2015-2019)
Solicitor, Hualapai Judiciary, Hualapai Indian Tribe
Judge Pro Tem, Tribal Court of the Tohono O’odham Nation 1995-1999
Law Clerk to Judge William C. Canby, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit 1986-1987
Provided by Chambers
Judith Dworkin is the managing partner of the firm's Indian law and tribal relations practice and specializes in advising numerous tribes on economic development matters.
Provided by Chambers
"Judith is smart, dedicated and a strong advocate."
"She is a pleasure to work with and very appreciated by clients."
"Judith is very attentive to unique issues for each client."
"Judith is smart, dedicated and a strong advocate."
"She is a pleasure to work with and very appreciated by clients."
"Judith is very attentive to unique issues for each client."