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Few apply for IRC chair
It seems few people are interested in signing up for a full-time, unpaid job that will immediately make them one of the most controversial people in the state.
The Commission on Appellate Court Appointments, which is tasked with nominating candidates for the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, has only received four applications for the vacant chairman’s post, and one is likel[...]
Appellate commission will dig a little deeper on new IRC applicants
The Commission on Appellate Court Appointments will delve a little deeper into the backgrounds of its next crop of redistricting commission applicants.
Appellate commission schedules emergency meeting on IRC
The Commission on Appellate Court Appointments will hold an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss the replacement process for ousted Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission Chairwoman Colleen Mathis. The judicial nominating panel will meet at 1 p.m. at the Arizona State Courts Building.
Gould: Screening commission showed its bias
The conservative principle of eliminating judicial merit selection now has a poster child for Sen. Ron Gould, a Lake Havasu City Republican, who on Jan. 31 filed a stack of proposals to change how Arizona chooses its judges.
Conservatives target merit selection of judges
The impetus for the latest Republican effort to eliminate Arizona’s process of judicial merit selection has nothing to do with judicial merit selection.
Resignation, threat of legal action muddies redistricting process
The process of picking Arizona's next Independent Redistricting Commission took a dramatic turn Dec. 14 when a legislative leader threatened to sue and a member of a selection committee resigned as criticism mounted over religious comments he made.
House speaker accuses court commission of religious discrimination
Speaker of the House Kirk Adams let fly an accusation of religious discrimination Dec. 13 against a state commission that chooses nominees for the Independent Redistricting Commission. Adams said in a press release that it appears Christopher Gleason, a Tucson applicant for the Independent Redistricting Commission, was blocked by the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments because of his fai[...]
Panel to screen applicants for redistricting short list
Steve Lynn, who chaired Arizona’s inaugural Independent Redistricting Commission, is scheduled to offer his advice today (Nov. 16) when the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments meets to screen 78 applicants for the Independent Redistricting Commission.
Commission seeks Justice Ryan replacement
A state court commission is beginning the process of replacing Arizona Supreme Court Justice Michael Ryan, who is retiring Aug. 6.
Commission narrows field of Supreme Court candidates to 8
The Commission on Appellate Court Appointments has taken the initial step of narrowing down a field of candidates to become the next Arizona Supreme Court justice.
