Ann Ching joined the law faculty in 2019. Professor Ching's legal career began in the U.S. Army, where she served as an Army lawyer and achieved the rank of Major. Her military awards include the Bronze Star for combat service in Iraq and the Humanitarian Assistance Award for disaster relief operations in Japan. Following her Army career, Professor Ching was an Assistant Professor of Law at Pepperdine University (2013-2015) and Ethics Counsel for the State Bar of Arizona (2016-2019). 

Professor Ching’s volunteer activities include serving as pro bono counsel for veterans before the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and serving as an ombudsman for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). 

Professor Ching is a member of the State Bar of Arizona, the Arizona Asian American Bar Association (AAABA), and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA). She is also a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and Disabled American Veterans (DAV).