Arizona Supreme Court

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Arizona Supreme Court
Court Details
Established in: 1912
Country: United States
Authorized by: Arizona Constitution
Judge term length: 6 years
Elected: Appointed, then elected
Number of positions: 5
Website: Official site
Chief Justice
Currently: Ruth V. McGregor

The Arizona Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Arizona. It consists of a Chief Justice, a Vice Chief Justice, and three Associate Justices. Each Justice is appointed by the Governor of Arizona from a list recommended by a bipartisan commission. Justices stand for retention in an election two years after their appointment and then every six years.[1] They must retire at age 70.

The Chief Justice is chosen for a five year term by the court, and is eligible for re-election. She supervises the administration of all the inferior courts. She is Chairman of the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments, which nominates candidates to fill vacancies in the appellate courts. If the Governor fails to appoint one of the nominated candidates within sixty days of their names being submitted to her, the Chief Justice makes the appointment.

The Vice Chief Justice, who acts as Chief Justice in the latter's "absence or incapacity," is chosen by the court for a term determined by the court.[2]

The jurisdiction of the court is prescribed by Article VI, Section 5 of the Arizona Constitution.[3] A quorum is three, but the whole court must sit in order to declare a law unconstitutional.[4] Most of the appeals heard by the court go through the Arizona Court of Appeals, except for death penalty cases, over which the Arizona Supreme Court has sole appellate jurisdiction.

The Arizona Supreme Court is unique in that its Chief Justice and Vice Chief Justice are both women.

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[edit] Current members

The current Arizona Supreme Court includes:

[edit] Membership History

Alfred Franklin, Donald L. Cunningham, and Henry D. Ross took office on February 14, 1912.

ALFRED FRANKLIN served 6.5 years, replaced by JOHN WILSON ROSS on 11/13/18.

JOHN WILSON ROSS served 8 weeks, replaced by ALBERT C. BAKER on 1/6/19.

DONALD L. CUNNINGHAM served 9 years, replaced by ARCHIBALD G. McALISTER on 1/4/21.

ALBERT C. BAKER served 2.5 years, replaced by EDWARD G. FLANIGAN on 9/28/21.

EDWARD G. FLANIGAN served 1 year, replaced by FRANK H. LYMAN on 1/1/23.

FRANK H. LYMAN served 2 years, replaced by ALFRED C. LOCKWOOD on 1/5/25.

ALFRED C. LOCKWOOD served 18 years, replaced by Rawghlie Clement Stanford on 1/4/43.

ARCHIBALD G. McALISTER served 24 years, replaced by ARTHUR T. LaPRADE on 1/1/45.

HENRY D. ROSS served 33 years, replaced by JOSEPH H. MORGAN on 2/13/45.

JOSEPH H. MORGAN served 2 years, replaced by Levi Stewart Udall on 1/6/47.

EVO DeCONCINI served 4 years, replaced by DUDLEY W. WINDES on 1/13/53.

Rawghlie Clement Stanford served 12 years, replaced by FRED C. STRUCKMEYER JR. on 1/3/55.

ARTHUR T. LaPRADE served 12.5 years, replaced by J. MERCER JOHNSON on 9/16/57.

DUDLEY W. WINDES served 6 years, replaced by CHARLES C. BERNSTEIN on 1/5/59.

Levi Stewart Udall served 13 years, replaced by Jesse Addison Udall on 6/15/60.

J. MERCER JOHNSON served 3 years, replaced by ROBERT O. LESHER on 9/20/60.

ROBERT O. LESHER served 2.5 months, replaced by RENZ L. JENNINGS on 12/12/60.

MARLIN T. PHELPS served 12 years, replaced by Lorna E. Lockwood on 1/1/61.

RENZ L. JENNINGS served 3.5 years, replaced by EDWARD W. SCRUGGS on 8/5/64.

EDWARD W. SCRUGGS served 5 months, replaced by Ernest McFarland on 1/4/65.

CHARLES C. BERNSTEIN served 10 years, replaced by JACK D. H. HAYS on 1/4/69.

Ernest McFarland served 6 years, replaced by JAMES DUKE CAMERON on 1/4/71.

Jesse Addison Udall served 11.5 years, replaced by WILLIAM A. HOLOHAN on 1/17/72.

Lorna E. Lockwood served 14 years, replaced by FRANK X. GORDON JR. on 9/16/75.

FRED C. STRUCKMEYER JR. served 27 years, replaced by STANLEY G. FELDMAN on 1/19/82.

JACK D. H. HAYS served 18 years, replaced by James Moeller on 2/23/87.

WILLIAM A. HOLOHAN served 17 years, replaced by ROBERT J. CORCORAN on 1/5/89.

FRANK X. GORDON JR. served 16.5 years, replaced by THOMAS A. ZLAKET on 2/3/92.

JAMES DUKE CAMERON served 21 years, replaced by FREDERICK J. MARTONE on 2/28/92.

ROBERT J. CORCORAN served 7 years, replaced by CHARLES E. JONES on 4/26/96.

James Moeller served 11 years, replaced by RUTH V. McGREGOR on 2/13/98.

FREDERICK J. MARTONE served 10 years, replaced by REBECCA WHITE BERCH on 4/08/02.

THOMAS A. ZLAKET served 10 years, replaced by MICHAEL D. RYAN on 5/22/02.

STANLEY FELDMAN served 20 years, replaced by ANDREW D. HURWITZ on 3/17/03.

CHARLES E. JONES served 9 years, replaced by SCOTT BALES on 9/16/05.

Ruth V. McGregor has been in office from 2/13/98 to present.

Rebecca White Berch has been in office from 4/08/02 to present.

Michael D. Ryan has been in office from 5/22/02 to present.

Andrew D. Hurwitz has been in office from 3/17/03 to present.

Scott Bales has been in office from 9/16/05 to present.

[edit] Chief Justices

Alfred Franklin - 01/1912 to 12/1914

Henry D. Ross - 1/1915 to 12/1916

Alfred Franklin - 01/1917 to 12/1917

Donald L. Cunningham - 01/1918 to 12/1920

Henry D. Ross - 1/1921 to 12/1922

Archibald G. McAlister - 1/1923 to 12/1926

Henry D. Ross - 1/1927 to 12/1928

Alfred C. Lockwood - 1/1929 to 12/1930

Archibald G. McAlister - 1/1931 to 12/1932

Henry D. Ross - 1/1933 to 12/1934

Alfred C. Lockwood - 1/1935 to 12/1936

Archibald G. McAlister - 1/1937 to 12/1938

Henry D. Ross - 1/1939 to 12/1940

Alfred C. Lockwood - 1/1941 to 12/1942

Archibald G. McAlister - 1/1943 to 12/1944

Henry D. Ross - 1/1945 to 2/1945

R.C. Stanford - 2/1945 to 12/1948

Arthur T. LaPrade - 1/1949 to 12/1950

Levi S. Udall - 1/1951 to 12/1952

R.C. Stanford - 1/1953 to 12/1953

Marlin T. Phelps - 1/1954 to 12/1954

Arthur T. LaPrade - 1/1955 to 12/1956

Levi S. Udall - 1/1957 to 12/1958

Marlin T. Phelps - 1/1959 to 12/1959

Fred C. Struckmeyer Jr. - 1/1960 to 12/1961

Charles C. Bernstein - 1/1962 to 12/1963

Jesse A. Udall - 1/1964 to 12/1964

Lorna E. Lockwood - 1/1965 to 12/1965 (First female chief justice in the United States)

Fred C. Struckmeyer Jr. - 1/1966 to 12/1966

Charles C. Bernstein - 1/1967 to 12/1967

Ernest W. McFarland - 1/1968 to 12/1968

Jesse A. Udall - 1/1969 to 12/1969

Lorna E. Lockwood - 1/1970 to 12/1970

Fred C. Struckmeyer Jr. - 1/1971 to 12/1971

Jack D.H. Hays - 1/1972 to 12/1974

James Duke Cameron - 1/1975 to 12/1979

Fred C. Struckmeyer Jr. - 1/1980 to 12/1981

William A. Holohan - 1/1982 to 1/1987

Frank X. Gordon Jr. - 1/1987 to 1/1992

Stanley G. Feldman - 1/1992 to 1/1997

Thomas A. Zlaket - 1/1997 to 1/2002

Charles E. Jones - 1/2002 to 6/11/2005

Ruth V. McGregor - 6/12/2005 to Present

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