Tag: Commission on Appellate Court Appointments
Push for political power in next decade begins
The process to shape Arizona’s political landscape over the next decade kicked off July 13, as the application period opened for membership on the Independent Redistricting Commission. Although the intent...
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Commission to vet prospective judges in Coconino County set
More than one year after voters in Coconino County opted to allow judges to be appointed through merit selection, the commission to nominate them has taken shape. Coconino County in...
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Democrats fire first salvo in redistricting battle
When Gov. Doug Ducey appointed three people to a commission largely unknown to the public, Democratic senators tasked with confirming the appointees decried them as pawns in the governor’s attempt...
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Ducey appoints Montgomery to high court
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery answers questions from members of the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments. (Capitol Media Services photo by Howard Fischer) Gov. Doug Ducey...
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Bill Montgomery is perfect candidate for state Supreme Court
I write to take exception to the op-ed about the nomination of Bill Montgomery to our state Supreme Court, written by Mark Harrison and published on Aug. 16. I do not know Harrison,...
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Bill Montgomery still not qualified for Arizona Supreme Court
Montgomery becomes finalist for Arizona Supreme Court
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery answers questions Friday from members of the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments. (Capitol Media Services photo by Howard Fischer) The next...
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Montgomery supporters line up in bid for Supreme Court
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery. (Cronkite News Service Photo by Lindsey Smith) Their candidate squeezed out of the last screening, allies of Maricopa County Attorney Bill...
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Attorney who plagiarized U.S. justices revises application for court appointment
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch during his confirmation hearing in 2017. (Wikimedia Commons) The attorney who plagiarized U.S. Supreme Court justices in her quest for...
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Dems complain panel to pick judges lacks diversity
Senate Republicans confirmed five nominees to the state Commission on Appellate Court Appointments Tuesday over Democratic objections that Gov. Doug Ducey and the Senate failed to meet a constitutional requirement...
