Sandra Day O'Connor is set to dedicate Maricopa County Superior Court's new building on Tuesday in what officials say is the largest construction project in county history.

As accusations of partisan politics and foul play continue to assail Arizona’s Independent Redistricting Commission, a message of confidence and encouragement was delivered to the group by former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.

Arizona’s two most esteemed jurists were pioneers in their own right, opening the door for women to courts of the highest level.

Both icons — Sandra Day O’Connor and Lorna E. Lockwood — also served in the Arizona Legislature.

Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is planning to visit a Phoenix middle school on Thursday to teach students about the country's justice system.

Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor continues to hear cases in U.S. appeals courts, while also playing a role in public policy issues. Her critics say she should do one or the other, but not both.

Retired Gen. Colin Powell is joining the University of Arizona's national civility institute board.

An Arizona legislator is proposing that the state board that oversees the entire public university system be eliminated and replaced with separate boards of trustees for each state university.

Judge Larry A. Burns of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California has been designated to oversee United States v. Jared Lee Loughner, in Arizona's U.S. District Court, said David Madden, a spokesman for the Ninth Circuit Office of the Circuit.

A gunman accused of shooting an Arizona congresswoman and killing six people at a political event in Tucson is scheduled to make his initial court appearance Monday in Phoenix.

The century-old Arizona Constitution will be the subject of a forum in Phoenix on Thursday.