County of Yuma issued the following announcement on Mar. 3.
Please help us welcome Mr. Edward Gilligan as Yuma County's new Director of Juvenile Court Services. Ed last served at the Arizona Supreme Court and Administrative Office of the Courts as its Adult Probation Services Division (APSD) Director beginning in August of 2019. Ed transitioned to the AOC after serving for five years as the Deputy and then County Administrator for Cochise County.
Previously, he spent 16 years working in the Arizona Superior Courts, holding positions of Chief Adult Probation Officer and Juvenile Court Services Director in Cochise County; and, Treatment Program Coordinator, Unit Supervisor, Drug Court Coordinator, and Probation Officer in Pima County. In 2014, he was appointed by the Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court to serve on the state’s mental health court advisory committee where he helped develop standards for these important specialty courts.
Additionally, he is an award-winning trainer in the areas of evidence-based practice in community corrections, non-violent crisis intervention, and criminogenic risk/needs assessment. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Arizona and a Master of Science degree in Management from the American College.
Ed Gilligan began his new position on February 14, 2022. His predecessor, Tim D. Hardy retired after serving nearly 25 years as the Director of the Yuma Juvenile Court Division.
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