Arizona Supreme Court

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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. He supervises the administration of all the inferior courts. He is Chairman of the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments, which nominates candidates to fill vacancies in the appellate courts. If the Governer fails to appoint one of the nominated candidates within sixty days of their names being submitted to him, 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]

[edit] Current Members

The current Arizona Supreme Court includes:

Chief Justice Ruth V. McGregor
Vice Chief Justice Rebecca White Berch
Justice Michael D. Ryan
Justice Andrew D. Hurwitz
Justice W. Scott Bales

[edit] Membership History

ALFRED FRANKLIN replaced by JOHN WILSON ROSS on 11/13/18

DONALD L. CUNNINGHAM replaced by ARCHIBALD G. McALISTER on 1/4/Bold text06

HENRY D. ROSS replaced by JOSEPH H. MORGAN on 2/13/45

JOHN WILSON ROSS replaced by ALBERT C. BAKER on 1/6/19

ALBERT C. BAKER replaced by EDWARD G. FLANIGAN on 9/28/21

ARCHIBALD G. McALISTER replaced by ARTHUR T. LaPRADE on 1/1/45

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

FRANK H. LYMAN replaced by ALFRED C. LOCKWOOD on 1/5/25

ALFRED C. LOCKWOOD replaced by Rawghlie Clement Stanford on 1/4/43

Rawghlie Clement Stanford replaced by FRED C. STRUCKMEYER JR. on 1/3/55

ARTHUR T. LaPRADE replaced by J. MERCER JOHNSON on 9/16/57

JOSEPH H. MORGAN replaced by Levi Stewart Udall on 1/6/47

Levi Stewart Udall replaced by Jesse Addison Udall on 6/15/60

EVO DeCONCINI replaced by DUDLEY W. WINDES on 1/13/53

MARLIN T. PHELPS replaced by Lorna E. Lockwood on 1/1/61

DUDLEY W. WINDES replaced by CHARLES C. BERNSTEIN on 1/5/59

J. MERCER JOHNSON replaced by ROBERT O. LESHER on 9/20/60

FRED C. STRUCKMEYER JR. replaced by STANLEY G. FELDMAN on 1/19/82

CHARLES C. BERNSTEIN replaced by JACK D. H. HAYS on 1/4/69

Jesse Addison Udall replaced by WILLIAM A. HOLOHAN on 1/17/72

ROBERT O. LESHER replaced by RENZ L. JENNINGS on 12/12/60

RENZ L. JENNINGS replaced by EDWARD W. SCRUGGS on 8/5/64

Lorna E. Lockwood replaced by FRANK X. GORDON JR. on 9/16/75

EDWARD W. SCRUGGS replaced by Ernest McFarland on 1/4/65

Ernest McFarland replaced by JAMES DUKE CAMERON on 1/4/71

JACK D. H. HAYS replaced by James Moeller on 2/23/87

WILLIAM A. HOLOHAN replaced by ROBERT J. CORCORAN on 1/5/89

FRANK X. GORDON JR. replaced by THOMAS A. ZLAKET on 2/3/92

JAMES DUKE CAMERON replaced by FREDERICK J. MARTONE on 2/28/92

ROBERT J. CORCORAN replaced by CHARLES E. JONES on 4/26/96

James Moeller replaced by RUTH V. McGREGOR on 2/13/98

FREDERICK J. MARTONE replaced by REBECCA WHITE BERCH on 4/08/02

THOMAS A. ZLAKET replaced by MICHAEL D. RYAN on 5/22/02

STANLEY FELDMAN replaced by ANDREW D. HURWITZ on 3/17/03

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

[edit] Sources

Arizona Supreme Court Justices

Official site

Arizona Constitution, Article VI

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