Michael Louis Simes was awarded his Bachelor of Arts from the State University of New York at Albany in 1991, his Juris Doctor from the University of Arizona in Tucson in 1994, and his Master of Business Administration from Arizona State University in Tempe in 2003. He has continuously been a Member in Good Standing with the State Bar of Arizona since 1994, the Supreme Court of Colorado since 1996, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit since 2011.