Judge Alan Kamin

Judge Alan Kamin, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, died on April 29, 2026 at the age of 85 in Brookline, MA.

For over 20 years, Judge Kamin served as a Superior Court judge in Maricopa County. Judge Kamin loved that work, trying his best to faithfully execute the law and doing right by those before him. Before being appointed to the bench, Judge Kamin worked in the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, and also clerked for the U.S. Tax Court in Washington, D.C.

Judge Kamin was born in Miami Beach, Florida to Sol and Zahava Kamin, and spent most of his childhood growing up in Tucson, with his sisters Aviva and Judy. Judge Kamin then went on to MIT, where he graduated in 1963, and Stanford Law School, where he graduated in 1966.

Judge Kamin was a lover of hikes and high mountains in Arizona and beyond. He frequently could be found topo map in hand, urging his family to a ridge or alpine lake. As he grew older, he replaced mountains with the beaches of Massachusetts and especially Gloucester, where he enjoyed spending time with his family and wife, Carol.

For 56 years, Judge Kamin was married to Carol Kamin, former President and CEO of Children’s Action Alliance of Arizona. He is survived by Carol and his sons, Daniel and David, and their families, as well as his younger sister, Judy. Services were held at Temple Beth Zion , Brookline and interment took place at Sharon Memorial Park.