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Politically targeted justices limited in defending themselves

At the state’s annual judicial conference last June, an ethics director, a performance review commissioner and a political consultant advised judges to prepare to form campaign committees in 2024. The...

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Court expansion brings more cases, less efficiency

The Arizona Supreme Court from left are James Beene, Andrew Gould, Ann Scott-Timmer, Chief Justice Robert Brutinel, Clint Bolick, John Lopez, and Bill Montgomery. Arizona Supreme...

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Dems seek removal of judge who nixed education measure

Judge Christopher Coury in Maricopa County Superior Court in 2017. (Photo courtesy Maricopa County Superior Court) The Maricopa County Democratic Party is leading an effort to...

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Judge takes flak for decision against school tax measure

Backers of a measure to tax the rich for public education called Judge Christopher Coury’s decision to strike it from the ballot “politically motivated” and are calling for his removal...

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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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James Beene: Last stop on the bench

Newly-appointed Arizona Supreme Court Justice James Beene gravitated toward his profession in the same way a lot of young kids do — he fell in love with a book. He...

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Commission narrows field of Supreme Court applicants

Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery is one of 11 applicants for a spot on the Arizona Supreme Court who will move on to the interview process with the Commission on...

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John Pelander: Stepping off the bench

Justice John Pelander (PHOTO BY DILLON ROSENBLATT/ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES) Justice John Pelander has given more than 23 years of his life to the Arizona court system...

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