Judge Carey Snyder Hyatt (Ret.)

Carey Snyder Hyatt is a former Maricopa County Superior Court judge (2000-2015) and Commissioner (1995-2000) who retired from the bench in 2015 after 20 years of service.

Judge Carey Snyder Hyatt (Ret.)
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Practice Areas

Mediation

Family Law Special Master

Judicial Experience

Judge, Maricopa County Superior Court, 2000-2015

Commissioner, Maricopa County Superior Court, 1995-2000

Judge Pro Tempore, Phoenix Municipal Court, 1994-1995

Judge Pro Tempore, Scottsdale City Court, 1994-1995

Honors and Awards

Bridging the Gap Award, Maricopa County Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2015

Judge of the Year Award, Arizona Family Support Council Award, 2013

Distinguished Service Award, Maricopa County Superior Court Drug Court Program, 2009

Law-Related Education Award, Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education, 1992

Professional Memberships

State Bar of Arizona

Arizona Judges Association

Arizona Women Lawyers Association

Maricopa County Bar Association

Scottsdale Bar Association

Court Admissions

Arizona, 1986

New York, 1986

Missouri, 1999

Education

J.D., St. John’s University, 1985

B.S. Marketing, Arizona State University, 1976

Community Leadership

Sober Living Communities/New Journey: Board Member, 2008-present; Vice President, 2011-2018

Arizona Association of Drug Court Professionals: Board Member, 2014-present; President, 2015-2016

Friends of the Court, Inc.: Board Member, 2015-present

Arizona Association of Family and Conciliation Courts: Board Member, 2010-2016

Judge Carey Snyder Hyatt (Ret.)

Judge Hyatt's judicial experience encompassed assignments in Criminal and Civil Court, including a total of ten years in Family Court, where she served three years as Presiding Family Court Judge. Prior to her service as a judge and court commissioner, Judge Hyatt was a criminal staff attorney for the Arizona Court of Appeals, a Deputy Maricopa County Attorney, and an Assistant District Attorney for Queens County, New York.

During her judicial career, Judge Hyatt presided over several of Maricopa County’s Problem-Solving Courts, including the Drug and DUI Courts, Domestic Violence Court, Mental Health Court, and Family Drug Court. She served on several statewide committees, including the Committee on the Superior Court and the Committee on the Impact of Domestic Violence and the Courts, and Maricopa County committees, including serving as co-chair of the Specialty Courts Committee and as liaison to the Family Court Behavioral Health Committee.

Since her retirement from the bench in 2015, Judge Hyatt has served as a private mediator, parenting coordinator, and family law master in nearly 200 cases, resolving more than 90% of the cases brought to her.