Maria Elena Cruz, a state appeals court judge, is the first Latina and first Black Arizonan to serve on the state’s most ...

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

Gov. Katie Hobbs on Monday placed the first Black and Hispanic woman on the Arizona Supreme Court. The governor chose Maria ...

Gov. Katie Hobbs on Wednesday named Judge Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court, making her the first Latina and ...

Maria Elena Cruz, Arizona's newly appointed Supreme Court justice, didn’t set out to be a judge when she started her law career.

Governor Katie Hobbs held a news conference on Jan. 29 to announce the historic appointment of a new judge to the Arizona ...