 Served as chief judge, 2005-present.Born in Palo Alto, California, Gonzalez completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at Stanford University in 1970, and a Juris Doctor at the University of Arizona College of Law (now known as the James E. Rogers College of Law) in 1973.She clerked for Judge William C. Frey of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona from 1973 to 1975.