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Alberto Rodriguez
Alberto Rodriguez
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Alberto Rodriguez

Arizona Supreme Court

Phoenix, AZ USA

"Don’t let a timeline dictate what you want to do because you can change your mind whenever you feel like it."

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Alberto's work combines: Government, Writing, and Communicating / Sharing Stories

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Day In The Life

Communications Director

I lead communications strategy for Arizona’s court system, helping people better understand and access the courts.

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Day In The Life Of A Supreme Court Communications Director

My Day to Day

My days involve a little bit of everything. I work with court leadership to understand what different departments need, then help my team create plans for marketing, outreach, and public education. I also respond to media requests, develop communications strategy, and sometimes jump into graphic design or AI avatar production. Whatever I’m working on, my goal is to make the court system and its resources easier for the public to understand.

Skills & Education

Here's the path I took:

  • High School

  • Bachelor's Degree

    Communications

    Arizona State University

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Life & Career Milestones

My path in life has been direct

  • 1.

    I went to college thinking I wanted to become a teacher and inspire students who came from communities like mine to pursue higher education.

  • 2.

    I explored several paths at Arizona State University before realizing communications gave me the right mix of creativity, writing, marketing, and working with people.

  • 3.

    During my final year at ASU, I interned in public relations at an advertising agency and immediately fell in love with the work.

  • 4.

    After graduating in 2001, I built a career in public relations across nonprofits, government, and my own business, working with clients like Wells Fargo, McDonald’s, and the Phoenix Zoo.

  • 5.

    I spent nearly 13 years at the State Bar of Arizona, helping educate the public about the legal system and continuing my commitment to community outreach.

  • 6.

    I became the communications director for the Arizona Supreme Court, where I found a new way to use communication to make a complicated court system easier for the public to understand.

  • 7.

    In my role, I helped develop Daniel and Victoria, AI court news reporters designed to explain Supreme Court decisions in short, accessible videos while keeping humans responsible for the message.

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