Allister Adel

Allister Adel is an American attorney from Arizona. She is currently serving as the interim County Attorney for Maricopa County. She was appointed to the position by the board of supervisors after the appointment of Bill Montgomery to the Arizona Supreme Court. She is the first woman to hold the position.
Before her appointment, Adel worked in private practice and previously served as the executive director of the Maricopa County Bar Association.
Early life
Adel received her bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Arizona in 1999. She graduated from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law in 2004.
Career
After graduating law school Adel served as a prosecutor with the Maricopa County Attorney's office. She then became an administrative law judge with the Arizona Department of Transportation. Adel briefly served as general counsel for the Department of Child Safety. While at DCS, Adel sent Governor Doug Ducey a memo under the state's whistle-blower statute regarding Ducey's appointment of Greg McKay as DCS Director. The details of the memo were never revealed.
From 2016 to 2018, Adel was the executive director for the Maricopa County Bar Association.
County Attorney
In 2019, Bill Montgomery resigned as County Attorney to take a seat on the state supreme court. Adel was selected by the Board of Supervisors to replace Montgomery. She was selected over Rachel Mitchell, Jon Eliason, Rodney Glassman, John Kaites, Gina Godbehere, Chris DeRose, and Lacy Cooper, who also applied for the position.

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