ASU Law grad makes history as first female Maricopa County Attorney
Allister Adel always knew she wanted to be a prosecutor. And there was one job, in particular, that she desired above all others. “I had always said that if the stars aligned, and my dream job of county attorney came open, that I had to try,” said Adel, a 2004 graduate of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. The stars began to align when Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery was appointed to the Arizona Supreme Court in September. A month later, the dream job was Adel’s when the county Board of Supervisors chose her to serve out the remainder of Montgomery’s term.
