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Commission on Appellate Court Appointments

Nov 4, 2024

Republican attorneys skip chance to vie for Supreme Court

Of the 17 Supreme Court hopefuls vying for the vacancy left by Justice Robert Brutinel, none are registered Republicans and only a handful are Independents, according to final applications made public Friday. 

Feb 16, 2024

Only troubled judges would stand for election under proposed law

The Senate Elections Committee greenlit a resolution on party lines to hinge judicial retention elections on “good behavior” instead of term limits Thursday. 

Jun 18, 2021

Wide range of finalists for Supreme Court

A former Phoenix Suns ball boy, a musician, an immigrant from Canada and a mother of school-aged children all have one thing in common – they're finalists to be on the Arizona Supreme Court.

Jun 11, 2021

Supreme Court finalists tout varied experience

The 60-day clock is ticking for Gov. Doug Ducey to choose his sixth Arizona Supreme Court justice from a list of seven applicants submitted by the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments.

Jan 14, 2021

Redistricting commission postpones choice of chair

The Independent Redistricting Commission on Thursday decided after hours of interviews and gridlock to wait a week before choosing their chair.

Jan 12, 2021

Redistricting commission to pick leader

Arizona’s next decade of congressional and legislative lines are one step closer to becoming a reality, as Secretary of State Katie Hobbs called for a meeting of the new Independent Redistricting Commission to commence on Jan. 14.

Nov 5, 2020

Senate Dem leader selects last partisan IRC member

The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission is set with its partisan picks and all that’s left is choosing the independent chair. Senate Minority Leader David Bradley, D-Tucson, picked Derrick Watchman, a […]

Oct 29, 2020

Fernandez, rebuffed by judge, picks Shereen Lerner for IRC

House Minority Leader Charlene Fernandez this afternoon picked Democrat Shereen Lerner to serve on the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, a decision that came only a few hours after a Maricopa County Superior Court judge denied a request from Democratic legislative leadership for a temporary restraining order to halt the nomination process.

Oct 28, 2020

State asks court to dismiss redistricting lawsuit

A lawsuit filed by top Democratic legislative leaders challenging nominations for the Independent Redistrict Commission has no merit and should be thrown out, attorneys for the panel that crafted the nominations said Wednesday.

Oct 21, 2020

Flower shop owner hopes to chair IRC

Megan Carollo, a flower shop owner in Scottsdale, is the new fifth independent candidate hoping to chair the next Independent Redistricting Commission. Carollo replaced Nicole Cullen, a teacher at Chandler […]

Oct 8, 2020

Vetting panel chooses 5 finalists for IRC chair

The most powerful, unpaid political figure in Arizona for the next decade will either be a teacher, a businessman, an attorney for a public utility, a gun store owner or a psychologist-turned-life coach.

Aug 28, 2020

IRC chair – the state’s most important political figure

An aide to Gov. Doug Ducey, a former top attorney for the state’s largest utility company and a former attorney at the Goldwater Institute are among 39 applicants for the chair of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission.

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