Arizona appoints first Latina and Black justice to state Supreme Court
Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs has appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court. The state appellate judge from rural Yuma County will become the first Latina and the first Black ...
Longest serving judge in Bexar County retires after 35 years on the bench
He dips into his office and emerges wearing his black robe. He's ready to take the bench at 9 a.m. "Let's get it done," he says. After 35 years of public ...
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Former Yuma County judge Maria Elena Cruz appointed first Afro-Latina to Arizona Supreme Court
Gov. Katie Hobbs on Monday placed the first Latina and the first Black ever on the Arizona Supreme Court. While in private ...
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Judge rejects bid to overturn Grand Canyon monument designation
U.S. District Court Judge Stephen McNamee said Senate President Warren Petersen and Ben Toma, who has been speaker of the ...
Gov. Hobbs appoints Yuma County judge to Arizona Supreme Court
YUMA COUNTY, Ariz. — Gov. Katie Hobbs has selected Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Maria Elena Cruz to fill a seat on the ...