Brother Donald Harris was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 20, 1938. He is a graduate of Phoenix College where he lettered in football and baseball.
Don came to the University of Arizona where he was initiated into the Gamma-Rho chapter in 1959. He graduated from the U of A with a Bachelor of Arts in 1960 and went on to earn his LL.B. in 1963.
Genuinely devoted to serving his country, Don joined the United States Marine Corps in September of 1961, where here he was commissioned as a second lieutenant. He served in Vietnam from 1965-1966 and was promoted to captain. He received a Navy Commendation Medal for his service as a civil affairs officer for the Third Marine Division I Corps, Republic of South Vietnam.
Don has served as Maricopa County attorney (1976) and as a Paradise Valley judge from 1991-1996. In 1997, Brother Harris served as judge pro-tem for the Maricopa County Superior Court.
Don has served as the president of the Scottsdale Artists School board of trustees in Phoenix and is also on the Kappa Sigma national board of trustees. He serves on the board of trustees for the Temple Beth Israel in Phoenix and has served as a captain with the Israeli Defense Forces in Gaza (2003).
