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 that the commission reflects Arizona’s population.
Read More »Dems complain panel to pick judges lacks diversity
Crash kills lawyer day he pens friend’s endorsement
A prominent Phoenix attorney wrote a letter on the day he died last month to endorse his colleague for the Arizona Supreme Court.
Read More »Lawmaker introduces new proposal to revamp Independent Redistricting Commission 
A Republican lawmaker is reviving an effort to change the makeup of Arizona’s Independent Redistricting Commission, the body responsible for redrawing the state’s legislative and congressional district maps once a decade.
Read More »Senate passes redistricting overhaul on party-line vote 
Republicans state senators approved a resolution Wednesday that would overhaul the membership of the state body responsible for redrawing Arizona’s legislative and congressional district boundaries.
Read More »Senate president to amend redistricting commission overhaul 
A raft of changes is coming to a Republican-led effort to overhaul the Arizona commission responsible for redrawing the state’s congressional and legislative district boundaries.
Read More »2 eliminated from contention for state Supreme Court justice, 9 remain to fill 2 new slots 
A selection committee on September 1 narrowed the number of prospects for the recently expanded Arizona Supreme Court.
Read More »Supreme Court candidates offer varied backgrounds 
The people vying for two new slots on the Arizona Supreme Court aren’t just stars in the legal profession.
Read More »Judicial selection law found unconstitutional 
A law passed by the Arizona Legislature this year was so obviously unconstitutional that the Arizona Supreme Court skipped oral arguments in a lawsuit against it and struck down the law.
Read More »High court speeds up challenge to new way of appointing judges 
The Arizona Supreme Court has agreed to fast-track a legal challenge to a law giving the governor a larger selection in appointing judges.
Read More »Commission to take neutral stance in lawsuit over judicial appointments 
The Commission on Appellate Court Appointments voted unanimously Monday to be a neutral defendant in a lawsuit alleging a new law that expands the pool of judicial nominees is unconstitutional.
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