Terry Stewart (Photo courtesy of Arizona Dept. of Corrections)

Former state prisons chief Terry Stewart has been named to a top administrative post for the Maricopa County Justice Courts. He was named the Director of Administrative Services for the Justice Courts today.
“Terry Stewart has vast expertise in government, law enforcement, and corrections,” Presiding Justice of the Peace John Ore said. “His administrative experience and working knowledge of the criminal justice system will be a tremendous asset to the justice courts.”
Most recently, Mr. Stewart was the chief of investigations and special assistant to Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas.
Prior to that, he was a corrections and law enforcement consultant to the U.S. Departments of Justice, State and Defense, traveling to Iraq and Haiti to assist in rebuilding their criminal justice systems.
From 1995 to 2002, Mr. Stewart was the director of the Arizona Department of Corrections under governors Fife Symington and Jane Hull.
“I am pleased to have the opportunity to assist the Presiding Justice of the Peace in revitalizing the justice court administrative responsibilities and making them more responsive to the needs of our community courts,” he said.
Mr. Stewart will begin working for the justice courts Sept. 11.