Because the officers were considered crime victims under Arizona law, their false statements were immune from a lawsuit, the Court of Appeals decided.

Maria Elena Cruz is the Arizona Supreme Court's first Latina justice. But that's not the most important reason why she got ...

Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Maria Elena Cruz is Gov. Katie Hobbs’ pick for the vacancy on the state Supreme Court.

Hobbs selected Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Maria Elena Cruz to fill the vacancy created by the departure of Justice Robert Brutinel, who retired at the end of October after nearly 14 years on ...

Hobbs nominated Judge Maria Elena Cruz, a lifelong resident of Yuma, Arizona, to the state Supreme Court. Cruz will replace Justice Robert Brutinel, who retired last year. “Judge Maria Elena Cruz has ...

YUMA COUNTY, Ariz. — Gov. Katie Hobbs has selected Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Maria Elena Cruz to fill a seat on the ...

Katie Hobbs on Monday placed the first Hispanic woman who also is the first Black person to serve on the Arizona Supreme Court. Maria Elena Cruz, now a judge on the Court of Appeals, was picked by ...

Since 2017, she served as a judge on the Arizona Court of Appeals after being appointed by then-Gov. Doug Ducey (R-AZ). She was the first Democrat Ducey selected to serve on a state appellate court.

Since 2017, Cruz has served as a judge on the Arizona Court of Appeals. Appointed by Ducey, she was the Republican governor’s first selection of a Democrat to serve on a state appellate court.

PHOENIX – Maria Elena Cruz, who will be sworn in as the newest Arizona Supreme Court justice on Monday, didn’t set out to be a judge when she started her law career. “I thought that the work ...

3 The Arizona Court of Appeals agreed in July 2024, holding that an initiative to maintain the size and number of traffic lanes between certain city streets was administrative rather than ...