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 ...

Arizona's new Supreme Court Justice xxxxxxx, has strong ties to the University of Arizona. Cruz earned a bachelor's degree in ...

Maria Elena Cruz is Gov. Katie Hobbs' first appointment to the Arizona Supreme Court, a pick that earned praise from both ...

Sarah Brown, director of Gov. Katie Hobbs' Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting, said her last day would be Feb. 12.

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday, making the state appellate ...

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

Maria Elena Cruz, a state appeals court judge, is the first Latina and first Black Arizonan to serve on the state’s most ...

Rodney Glassman, who ran for the position in 2022, also filed paperwork in December to run. Whoever wins the primary will ...