James P. Walsh was elected to the position of Pinal County Attorney in November 2008. He was initially appointed to the office by the Pinal County Board of Supervisors on May 18, 2007.

The County Attorney is responsible for prosecuting both felony and misdemeanor crimes in Pinal County. He also acts as legal advisor to the County’s Board of Supervisors, county departments, school districts and certain special districts.

In 2010, the Arizona Prosecuting Attorney’s Advisory Council (APAAC) chose him to be the Arizona Director on the Board of the National District Attorney’s Association (NDAA).

Mr. Walsh also serves on the Pinal County Law Enforcement Association Board of Directors, chairs the Pinal County Anti-Meth Coalition and serves on the Board of the Arizona Auto Theft Authority.

Before becoming the Pinal County Attorney, he was the Chief Deputy and Special Counsel for Southern Arizona in the Arizona Attorney General’s Office.

Jim has served the people of Arizona as a State Senator (1975-76) and has been active in community and professional organizations, including the Arizona Humanities Council, the Dougherty Foundation, and the Oracle Land Trust.

He graduated from the University of Chicago School of Law in 1970.  Walsh practiced law at the Phoenix law firm, Lewis & Roca, in the early 70’s where John P. Frank was his mentor and friend.  He pursued a doctoral program in Justice Studies at Arizona State University.

Jim lives in Oracle, Arizona with his wife Judy.