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Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs has appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court PHOENIX -- Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday ...

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the state Supreme Court. Cruz is an appeals court judge. She's the first Latina and first Black Arizonan to serve on the Arizona Supreme ...

PHOENIX — Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday, making the state appellate judge from rural Yuma County the first Latina and first ...

In the forthcoming case of Roundtree v. City of Page, 2 the Arizona Supreme Court will weigh in on a reoccurring political issue that bubbles up in cities and towns across the state: under what ...

Arizona's Governor Appoints First Latina and Black Justice to State Supreme Court PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday ...

PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday, making the state appellate judge from rural Yuma County the first Latina and ...