Thomas A. Jacobs, J.D., 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 2002. He also taught juvenile law for ten years as an adjunct professor at the Arizona State University School of Social Work. He now serves as a judge pro tem handling adoption cases and continues to write for teens, lawyers and judges. His recent books and articles include:

Articles

“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, www.freespirit.com.

“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

What Are My Rights? [2006], They Broke the Law-You Be the Judge [2003], and Teens Take It to Court [2006] by Free Spirit Publishing, www.freespirit.com.

Children and the Law, Thomson West Publishing Co., 3 Vols. [1995 - updated annually].

Arizona Juvenile Law & Practice, Thomson West Publishing Co., [1990 - updated annually].

Arizona Community Property Law, Thomson West Publishing Co., [2004 - updated annually].

Century [1900-2000] The Board Game, Creative Teaching Associates (2000) now available from www.askthejudge.info.