Division IV

Michala Ruechel was born in 1961 in Portales, New Mexico. Michala’s family moved to Tuba City when she was three years old, where she graduated from High School. She then obtained her law degree in 1985 from Arizona State University, and moved to Navajo County.

In 1993, she became the Commissioner for the Superior Court’s Child Support Division and served as a Superior Court Judge Pro Tempore until 2006 when was appointed as Navajo County Superior Court Judge for Division IV by Governor Janet Napolitano. In November, 2008 and 2012, Judge Ruechel was elected by the citizens of Navajo County to continue her service on the Superior Court Bench in Division IV.