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Judicial History

 
Name Birth Year Service on Supreme Court Time on Bench
Alfred Franklin  1871

2/14/1912-11/13/1918

Chief Justice from 01/1912-12/1914, 01/1917-12/1917

6.5 Years
Donald L. Cunningham 1866

2/14/1912-1/4/1921

Chief Justice from 01/1918-12/1920

9 Years
Henry D. Ross 1861

2/14/1912-2/9/1945

Chief Justice from 1/1915-12/1916, 1/1921-12/22, 1/1927-12/1928, 1/1933-12/1934, 1/1939-12/1940, 1/1945-2/1945

33 Years
John Wilson Ross 1866

11/13/1918-1/6/1919

Replaced Alfred Franklin

8 Weeks
Albert C. Baker 1845

1/6/1919-8/31/1921

Replaced John Wilson Ross

2.5 Years
Archibald G. McAlister 1873

1/4/1921-1/1/1945

Chief Justice from 1/1923-12/1926, 1/1931-12/1932, 1/1937-12/1938, 1/1943-12/1944

Replaced Donald L. Cunningham

24 Years
Edward G. Flanigan 1874

9/28/1921-1/1/1923

Replaced Albert C. Baker

1 Year
Frank H. Lyman 1856

1/1/1923-1/1/1925

Replaced Edward G. Flanigan

2 Years
Alfred C. Lockwood 1875

1/5/1925-1/4/1943

Chief Justice from 1/1929-12/1930, 1/1935-12/1936, 1/1941-12/1942

Replaced Frank H. Lyman

18 Years
R.C. Stanford 1879

1/4/1943-1/3/1955

Chief Justice from 2/1945-12/1948, 1/1953-12/1953

Replaced Alfred C. Lockwood

12 Years
Arthur T. LaPrade 1895

1/1/1945-6/30/1957

Chief Justice from 1/1949-12/1950, 1/1955-12/1956

Replaced Archibald G. McAlister

12.5 Years
Joseph H. Morgan 1884

2/13/1945-1/6/1947

Replaced Henry D. Ross

2 Years
Levi S. Udall 1891

1/6/1947-5/30/1960

Chief Justice from 1/1951-12/1952, 1/1957-12/1958

Replaced Joseph H. Morgan

13 Years
Evo DeConcini 1901 1/3/1949-1/13/1953 4 Years
Marlin T. Phelps 1881

1/4/1949-1/1/1961

Chief Justice from 1/1954-12/1954, 1/1959-12/1959

12 Years
Dudley W. Windes 1889

1/13/1953-1/5/1959

Replaced Evo DeConcini

6 Years
J. Mercer Johnson 1906

9/16/1957-9/8/1960

Replaced Arthur T. LaPrade

3 Years
Fred C. Struckmeyer Jr. 1912

1/3/1955-1/4/1982

Chief Justice from 1/1960-12/1961, 1/1966-12/1966, 1/1971-12/1971, 1/1980-12/1981

Replaced R.C. Stanford

27 Years
Charles C. Bernstein 1905

1/5/1959-1/2/1969

Chief Justice from 1/1962-12/1963, 1/1967-12/1967

Replaced Dudley W. Windes

10 Years
Jesse A. Udall 1893

6/15/1960-1/15/1972

Chief Justice from 1/1964-12/1964, 1/1969-12/1969

Replaced Levi S. Udall

11.5 Years
Robert O. Lesher 1921

9/20/1960-12/11/1960

Replaced J. Mercer Johnson

2.5 Months
Renz L. Jennings 1899

12/12/1960-8/5/1964

Replaced Robert O. Lesher

3.5 Years
Lorna E. Lockwood 1903

1/1/1961-9/15/1975

Chief Justice from 1/1965-12/1965 [First female chief justice in the United States], 1/1970-12/1970

Replaced Marlin T. Phelps

14 Years
Edward W. Scruggs 1904

8/5/1964-1/3/1965

Replaced Renz L. Jennings

5 Months
Ernest W. McFarland 1894

1/4/1965-1/4/1971

Chief Justice from 1/1968-12/1968

Replaced Edward W. Scruggs

6 Years
Jack D.H. Hays 1917

1/4/1969-1/5/1987

Chief Justice from 1/1972-12/1974

Replaced Charles C. Bernstein

18 Years
James Duke Cameron 1925

1/4/1971-2/1/1992

Chief Justice from 1/1975-12/1979

Replaced Ernest W. McFarland

21 Years
William A. Holohan 1928

1/17/1972-1/2/1989

Chief Justice from 1/1982-1/1987

Replaced Jesse A. Udall

17 Years
Frank X. Gordon Jr. 1929

9/16/1975-1/6/1992

Chief Justice from 1/1987-1/1992

Replaced Lorna E. Lockwood

16.5 Years
Stanley G. Feldman 1933

1/19/1982-12/10/2002

Chief Justice from 1/1992-1/1997

Replaced Fred C. Struckmeyer Jr.

20 Years
James Moeller 1933

3/13/1987-1/31/1998

Replaced Jack D.H. Hays

11 Years
Robert J. Corcoran 1934

1/5/1989-2/29/1996

Replaced William A. Holohan

7 Years
Thomas A. Zlaket 1941

2/3/1992-4/30/2002

Vice Chief Justice 1996-1/1997, Chief Justice from 1/1997-1/2002

Replaced Frank X. Gordon Jr.

10 Years
Frederick J. Martone 1943

2/28/1992-1/30/2002

Replaced James Duke Cameron

10 Years
Charles E. Jones 1935

4/26/1996-6/10/2005

Vice Chief Justice from 1/1997-1/2002, Chief Justice from 1/2002-6/10/2005

Replaced Robert J. Corcoran

9 Years
Ruth V. McGregor 1943

1/28/1998-6/30/2009

Vice Chief Justice from 1/2002-6/11/2005, Chief Justice from 6/12/2005-6/30/2009

Replaced James Moeller

11 Years
Rebecca White Berch 1955

3/13/2002-9/28/2015

Vice Chief Justice from 6/11/2005-6/30/2009, Chief Justice from 7/1/2009-6/30/2014

Replaced Frederick J. Martone

 
Michael D. Ryan 1945

5/22/2002-8/6/2010

Replaced Thomas A. Zlaket

 
Andrew D. Hurwitz 1947

1/27/2003-6/26/2012

Vice Chief Justice from 7/1/2009-6/26/2012

Replaced Stanley G. Feldman

 
Scott Bales 1956

6/16/2005-08/01/2019

Vice Chief Justice from 6/26/2012-6/30/2014, Chief Justice from 7/1/2014-06/30/2019

Replaced Charles E. Jones

 
John Pelander 1951

7/28/2009-02/28/19

Vice Chief Justice from 6/30/2014-1/24/2018

Replaced Ruth V. McGregor

 
Robert M. Brutinel 1958

11/22/2010-Present

Vice Chief Justice from 1/24/2018-06/30/19, Chief Justice from 07/01/2019-Present

Replaced Michael D. Ryan

 
Ann A. Scott Timmer 1960

10/12/2012-Present

Vice Chief Justice from 07/01/2019-Present

Replaced Andrew D. Hurwitz

 
Clint Bolick 1957

01/06/2016-Present

Replaced Rebecca White Berch

 
Andrew Gould 1963

01/06/2017-03/31/2021

Appointed as a result of the new bill to expand the Court

 
John R. Lopez IV 1968

01/06/2017-Present

Appointed as a result of the new bill to expand the Court

 
James P.  Beene 1965

06/17/2019-Present

Replaced John Pelander

 
William G. Montgomery 1967

08/04/2019-Present

Replaced Scott Bales

 
Kathryn H. King 1980

07/08/2021-Present

Replaced Andrew Gould

 

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