Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs has appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court. The state appellate judge from rural ...

Republican Congressman Andy Biggs has officially entered the 2026 Arizona governor’s race. Biggs, who signaled his interest ...

The appointment of Maria Elena Cruz broadens the racial, geographic and political diversity of the seven-member, ...

Arizona's Governor Appoints First Latina and Black Justice ... Since the establishment of the Arizona Supreme Court in 1912, none of the 49 past or present justices have identified as Black.

Hobbs’ selection of Cruz marks the first Supreme Court appointment by a Democratic governor since ... establishment of the Arizona Supreme Court in 1912, none of the 49 past or present justices ...