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2010 Press Releases
12/30/10 - Results of meeting to address Redistricting Nominees
12/20/10 - Public Meeting Notice
12/10/10 - Applications Being Accepted For Vacancy on Maricopa County Superior Court
12/10/10 - Applications Being Accepted for Vacancy on Pima County Superior Court
11/22/10 - Governor Brewer Appoints Judge Robert Brutinel as Arizona Supreme Court Justice
11/18/10 - State Seeks Comments on Redistricting Commission Candidates
10/19/2010 - JRJ Loan Repayment Program
10/19/2010 - Comments Sought on Applicants for Arizona Redistricting Commission
9/30/2010 - Nominees for Arizona Supreme Court Announced
9/29/2010 - Children in Foster Care need your help
9/22/2010 - JRJ Grant program announced to assist with student loan repayment for prosecutors and public defenders
9/16/2010 - Judicial Performance Review Commission Announces Official Performance Ratings for Judges
9/14/2010 - State Seeks Members for Independent Redistricting Commission
9/13/2010 - New Presiding Disciplinary Judge Announced
9/13/2010 - Public Asked for Input on Candidates for Arizona Supreme Court
9/01/2010 - Arizona Judicial Branch Now on Facbook and Twitter
8/27/2010 - Comment Sought on Three Finalists for Presiding Disciplinary Judge
8/23/2010 - Thirteen Applicants Being Considered or Arizona Supreme Court
7/19/2010 - Applications Being Accepted For Vacancy on Arizona Supreme Court
7/16/2010 - Judicial Nominees Announced
7/13/2010 - Judicial Nominees Announced
7/01/2010 - Supreme Court Adopts Changes to Attorney Discipline System
6/25/2010 - Committee on Improving Probate Matters is Soliciting Public Input
6/18/2010 - Commission to vote on performance of Justices and Judges on 2010 general election ballot
6/16/2010 - Public Asked for Input on Candidates for Pima Superior Court Vacancies
6/04/2010 - Public Asked for Input on Candidates for Superior Court Vacancies
6/01/2010 - Arizona Supreme Court Justice Michael D. Ryan Announces Retirement
5/18/2010 - Public Hearing Announced for Proposed Changes to Child Support Guidelines
5/17/2010 - Public comment sought on Pima County Superior Court Applicants
5/17/2010 - Public comment sought on Maricopa County Superior Court Applicants
5/13/2010 - Court Advocates Speak Up for Foster Children
5/03/2010 - Supreme Court and Appellate Case Information Now Available Online
4/30/2010 - Committee on Improving Judicial Oversight and Processing of Probate Court Matters Established
4/26/2010 - Judge Brutinel receives National CASA "Judge of the Year" Award
4/15/2010 - Judicial applications sought for vacancy on Maricopa County Superior Court
4/15/2010 - Judicial applications sought for Pima County Superior Court
3/30/2010 - Judicial Nominees Announced for Maricopa County Superior Court
3/23/2010 - Supreme Court announces new special investigator
Statement from Arizona Supreme Court on Announcement
3/15/2010 - Chief Justice to present State of the Judiciary
3/12/2010 - New Judicial Branch Website Launched
3/10/2010 - Supreme Court announces special investigator
3/1/2010 - Public Comment Sought on Superior Court Applicants
2/19/2010 - Commission Invites Public to Comment on Performance of Justices and Judges on 2010 General Election Ballot
2/17/2010 - Judicial Nominees Announced
1/4/2010 - Attorneys May Now Apply for Admission on Motion to Practice Law in Arizona
2009 Press Releases
12-28-09
New Presiding Judge Maricopa County Superior Court Honorable Norm Davis
12-21-09 Public Comment Sought on Superior
Court Applications
12-14-09
In the Matter of Jeffrey Phillips
12-14-09 Applications Being Accepted For
Vacancies on Pima County Superior Court
12-14-09
Passing Of The Honorable Patricia A. Whitehead
12-11-09 Governor
Jan Brewer Announces Appointment of Judge Virginia Kelly to Arizona Court of Appeals Division II
11-27-09 Honorable Roxanne K Song Ong Awarded
(NAPABA) Trailblazer Award
11-19-09
Judge Hoggatt Wins National Award
11-19-09
Budget Crisis
11-18-09
Applications Being Accepted for Vacancy on Maricopa County Superior Court
11-05-09 Nominees for Arizona
Court of Appeals Announced
10-20-09
Public Asked for Input on Candidates for Arizona Court of Appeals
10-16-09 Governor Jan Brewer Announces Appointment
of superior Court Judge in Yavapai County
09-23-09
Eight Applicants Being Considered for Arizona Court of Appeals
09-22-09 Governor Jan Brewer Announces
Appointment of Superior Court Judges in Maricopa County
08-25-09
Judicial Nominees Announced
08-20-09 Applications Being Accepted for
Vacancy on Arizona Court of Appeals
07-28-09 Governor Appoints Pelander
to Arizona Supreme Court
07-22-09
Public Asked For Input On Candidates For Superior Court Vacancies
06-30-09 Nominees For Arizona Supreme
Court Announced
06-16-09
Governor Jan Brewer Announces Appointment of Pima County Superior Court Judge
06-08-09 Public Comment Sought on
Superior Court Applicants
06-03-09
Public Asked for Input on Candidates for Arizona Supreme Court
05-15-09 Governor Brewer Appoints Lee F.
Jantzen to Mohave County Superior Court
05-12-09
Judicial Nominees Announced
05-06-29 17 Applicants Being Considered
for Arizona Supreme Court
04-20-09
Governor Jan Brewer Announces Appointment of Superior Court Judges in Maricopa County
04-16-09 Public Asked for input
on Candidates for Superior Court Vacancy
04-08-09
Public Comment Sought on Superior Court Applications
04-01-09 Applications Being Accepted for
Vacancy on Arizona Supreme Court
03-30-09 Judicial Nominees
Announced
03-26-09
Supreme Court Announces New Leadership
03-23-09 State of the
Judiciary Address
03-23-09
State of the Judiciary Press Release
03-04-09 Applications Being
Accepted Pima County Superior Court
03-02-09
Public Input on Candidates For Superior Court Vacancies
03-02-09 Mohave County
Press Release
03-02-09
Mohave County Superior Court Announcement
02-02-09 Public Comment Sought
Superior Court Applicants
01-05-09
Applications sought for vacancy on Maricopa County Superior Court
2008 Press Releases
12-16-08 Judicial Nominees
Announced
11-13-08
Public Asked for Input on Candidates for Superior Court Vacancies
11-03-08 New Presiding Judge
Appointed Superior Court in Pinal County
10-27-08
Public Comment Sought on Superior Court Applicants
10-06-08 Opening on
Legal Document Preparer Board
10-03-08
Code of Judicial Conduct Hearing
09-26-08
Vacancies on the Superior Court in Maricopa County
09-16-08
Arizona Supreme Court Makes Important Rule Changes
09-15-08 Chief Justice McGregor
Reappoints Judge James Soto as Presiding Judge
08-29-08
Chief Justice McGregor Appointed to National Commission
08-26-08
Nominees for Court of Appeals Announced
08-05-08 Public Asked for
Input on Applicants
07-25-08 Twelve
Applicants Considered for Court of Appeals
07-09-08
Vacancy on Court of Appeals
07-01-08
Judicial Performance Review Commission to vote on Judges
06-17-08
Vacancy on Court of Appeals
05-23-08 Judicial
Nominees Announced
04-15-08 Commission Asks for
Public's Input on Superior Court Applicants
03-31-08
Public Comment Sought on Superior Court Applicants
03-03-08
Applications Sought for Vacancy on Maricopa County Superior Court
02-15-08
Public Comment Sought on Performance of Judges
02-05-08 2008
State of the Judiciary
01-29-08 Judicial
Nominees Announced
01-25-08 New Ways to
Access Courts
01-11-08 Commission Seeks
Comment on Applicants
2007 Press Releases
12-03-07 Public
Comment Sought
11-08-07 Crime Victim
Notification System
10-31-07
Vacancy on Maricopa County Superior Court
10-10-07 Chief Justice Ruth V. McGregor Announces
Center for Evidence Based Sentencing
10-10-07
Public Asked for Input on Candidates for Superior Court Vacancy
10-01-07 Arizona Supreme Court Wins
Media Awards
09-24-07 Public
Comment Sought on Superior Court Applicants
09-04-07 Arizona Courts
Process DUI Cases Faster
08-22-07
Vacancy on Maricopa County Superior Court
08-15-07 Judicial
Nominees Announced
07-23-07 Applications Sought for
Vacancies on Disciplinary Commission
07-19-07 Public Asked for Input on
Candidates for Superior Court Vacancies
07-03-07 Chief Justice McGregor Announces
New Rules to Govern Prop. 100 Cases
07-02-07 Public Comment Sought on
Superior Court Applicants
06-06-07
Vacancies on Maricopa County Superior Court
06-05-07 Judicial
Nominees Announced
05-21-07 Public Comment Sought on
Superior Court Applicants
05-10-07 Vacancy on
Maricopa County Superior Court
05-08-07 Public Comment Sought on
Superior Court Applicants
05-04-07 Results from the February 2007
Bar Exam
05-01-07 Governor Napolitano Appoints
Welty to Maricopa County Superior Court
04-10-07 Judicial
Nominees Announced
03-16-07 Governor Napolitano
Appoints Two to the Maricopa County Superior Court
03-07-07 Judicial
Nominees Announced
03-01-07 Judicial
Nominees Announced
02-12-07 Chief Justice creates
task force to study death penalty cases
02-06-07
Public Comment sought on Superior Court Applicants
02-01-07 Applications Sought for Vacancy on
Maricopa County Superior Court
01-25-07 Public Comment Sought on
Superior Court Candidates
01-18-07 2007
State of the Judiciary
01-08-07
Public Comment Sought on Superior Court Applicants
01-04-07 Applications Sought for
Vacancy on Pima County Superior Court
2006 Press Releases
12-18-06 Applications Sought for
Vacancy on Maricopa County Superior Court
11-30-06 Applications Sought for
Vacancy on Maricopa County Superior Court
11-09-06 Announcement of new
Presiding Judge of Superior Court in Pima County
10-13-06 New
"Law for Seniors" brochure and Web site
10-12-06 Nominees for Court
of Appeals Announced
10-06-06 New
phone numbers for Supreme Court and AOC
10-06-06 New
Web site Gives Public easy access to judge ratings
09-25-06 Supreme Court visits
Navajo and Apache counties
09-08-06 Public Asked for Input on Candidates
for Court of Appeals
08-30-06
Judicial Nominees Announced
08-23-06 7 Applications Being Considered
for Arizona Court of Appeals
08-01-06
Public Asked for Input on Candidates for Superior Court Vacancies
07-27-06 Public Members Sought for
Committee on Character and Fitness
07-21-06
Applications Being Accepted for Vacancy on Arizona Court of Appeals
07-18-06 Nominees for Court of
Appeals Announced
07-10-06
Public Comment Sought on Superior Court Applicants
06-28-06 Public Asked for Input on
Candidates for Court of Appeals
06-28-06 Commission to Vote on Performance of Justices and Judges on
2006 General Election Ballot
06-12-06
14 Applicants Being Considered for Arizona Court of Appeals
06-08-06 Foster Care Review Board
Honors Scottsdale Resident
06-06-06 Applications Being Accepted
for Vacancy on Maricopa County Superior Court
05-09-06
Applications Being Sought for Vacancy on Arizona Court of Appeals
05-03-06 Increasing Public Access to
Court Rules
04-20-06
CASA Program honored by Arizona Attorney General
03-24-06 New judge appointed to
Superior Court in Pima County
03-15-06 Chief Justice Ruth V. McGregor Announces
JP Court Reorganization
03-13-06 New judge appointed to
Superior Court in Maricopa County
03-10-06 Chief Justice Ruth V. McGregor's
Commission to Enhance Victims' Rights
03-08-06 Judicial
Nominees Announced
02-21-06
Judicial Nominees Announced
02-16-06 Public Comment Sought on
Candidates for Pima County Superior Court
02-09-06
New Presiding Judge named for the Superior Court of Yuma County
02-08-06
Volunteer Mediator Training Available
02-07-06
Public Asked for input on Candidates for Superior Court Vacancy
02-01-06 30 Applicants Being Considered for
Superior Court Vacancy
01-31-06
Three Branches of Arizona Government Welcome Home Sandra Day O'Connor
01-20-06 Public Comments Sought on Superior
Court Applications
01-12-06
Judge Recognized at Legislature
01-05-06
Chief Justice Announces Plans to Speed DUI Case Processing
2005 Press Releases
12-29-05
Applications Being Accepted for Vacancy on Pima County Superior Court
12-28-05 Applications Being Accepted for
Vacancy on Maricopa County Superior Court
12-19-05
Judicial Nominees Announced for Vacancy on Maricopa County Superior Court
12-12-05 Governor Names Pinal County Lawyer to
Court of Appeals
12-05-05
Judge Wallace R. Hoggatt Wins National Award
12-05-05 Judge Boyd Johnson Named Presiding Judge
for Superior Court in Pinal County
12-01-05
Nominees for Court of Appeals Announced
11-22-05 Public Asked for Input on Candidates
for Superior Court Vacancies
11-21-05 Judicial Nominees
Announced
11-15-05
Public Asked for Input on Candidates for Court of Appeals
11-10-05 Public Comment Sought on Superior
Court Applicants
11-03-05
Six Applicants Being Considered for Arizona Court of Appeals
10-31-05 Arizona Supreme Court to Hold Oral
Argument at the UofA in Tucson
10-19-05
Arizona Supreme Court Adopts Statewide Family Rules
10-18-05 Arizona Supreme Court Creates
Statewide Family Law Rules
10-13-05
Applications Being Accepted for Vacancies on Maricopa County Superior Court
10-12-05 20 Applications Being Considered
for Superior Court Vacancy
10-07-05
The Disciplinary Commission holds Oral Arguments in Tucson
10-05-05 Applications Being Accepted for
Vacancy on Arizona Court of Appeals
09-28-05
Case Grande to Host Public Hearing on Judicial Performance Review
09-27-05 Supreme Court hold Oral
Arguments in Yuma Arizona
09-16-05
Top Judge in State Receives National Award
09-14-05 W. Scott Bales Joins Arizona
Supreme Court
09-14-05
Tucson and Phoenix to Host Public Hearings on Judicial Performance Review
09-13-05
Chief Justice Ruth V. McGregor to Address Drug Court Conference
09-12-05 Court Responds to Legal Needs
of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees
09-06-05
Applications Being Accepted for Vacancy on Pima County Superior Court
08-31-05 Governor Names
Three to Maricopa County Superior Court
08-30-05
Judicial Nominees Announced
08-29-05 Governor Fills
Superior Court Vacancies
08-19-05 Request for Comment on
Re-Tooled Rule-Making Process
08-09-05
Judicial Nominees Announced
07-20-05 Applications Sought for
Lawyer Seat on Supreme court's Disciplinary Commission
07-07-05
Public Input Sought Candidates Superior Court Vacancies
06-29-05 Top Judge in State Receives
National Award
06-14-05 Governor Appoints
Supreme Court Justice
06-13-05
Good to Great - 2005-2010 Strategic Agenda
06-08-05
Supreme Court Nominees Announced
06-08-05 Public Comment Sought on
Superior court Applicants
06-07-05
Passing of the Gavel Ceremony