Thomas A. Jacobs was an Arizona Assistant Attorney General from 1972–1985 where he practiced criminal and child welfare law. He was appointed to the Maricopa County Superior Court in 1985 where he served as a judge pro tem and commissioner in the juvenile and family courts until his retirement in 2008. He also taught juvenile law for ten years as an adjunct professor at the Arizona State University School of Social Work. He continues to write for teens, lawyers and judges. His recent books and articles include:

Articles:

“Can You Go to Jail for Cyberbullying?”  http://www.netsmartz.org/index.aspx  [October 2009]

“Do Students Have Any Privacy Rights on Social Networking Sites?” www.RadicalParenting.com [September 2009]

“Innocent or Guilty? Real Cases Involving Teens, Their Schools and the Internet,” New York ParentGuide, Tweens and Teens News [March 2008].

“Ten Supreme Court Cases Every Teen Should Know,” The New York Times/Scholastic Upfront Magazine [Sept./Oct. 2007].

“Top 10 Questions From Teens About the Law,” Upbeat News, (February 2008) Free Spirit Publishing.

“Do I Have To Go To School?,”  Insights Magazine, Duke University Talent Identification Program [Spring 2007].

“Can I Get a Tattoo?,” New York ParentGuide, Tweens and Teens News [Jan. 2007]. 

Books:

Teen Cyberbullying Investigated (January, 2010)

What are My Rights? (2006)

They Broke the Law – You be the Judge (2003)

Teens Take It to Court (2006)

[all from Free Spirit Publishing, www.freespirit.com]

  Children & the Law [Rights and Obligations], Thomson West Publishing Co.

Arizona Juvenile Law & Practice, Thomson West Publishing Co.

Arizona Community Property Law, Thomson West Publishing Co.

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