Prior to his election to the bench, he was in the private practice of law in Sierra Vista. He served on the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Arizona and as a member of the Board of Governors of the Arizona Bar Foundation. The superior court building, located in historic Old Bisbee's Tombstone Canyon , is a three story art deco structure which provides ground floor access to two floors and the basement. The basement contains the offices of the court administrator and her various departments and for the child support section of the superior court clerk. Occupants of the basement have long heard and sensed activity not assigned to any department .
Custodial personnel clean the premises at the close of business.
The mysterious sounds were identified as the wandering specter of the late Judge John Wilson Ross by a cleaning lady from his photograph which ceremoniously hangs with the other judges in each courtroom. It is assumed that this apparition has made no active contribution to any current judicial decisions. For more information about the Arizona court system, see Guide to Arizona Courts .