Thomas Andrew Zlaket (born May 30, 1941) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as a justice of the Arizona Supreme Court from 1992 to 2002 and as the chief justice of the court from 1997 to 2002.
[4] Zlaket received his bachelor's degree from University of Notre Dame in 1962, his LL.B.
[5] Zlaket was widely praised for his struggle to make the court system accessible.
[6] He is regarded as the principal author or advocate of Rule 26.1 of the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure (relating to prompt disclosure of information in civil actions).
After leaving the bench, Zlaket returned to private practice and later served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona.