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After same-day ballots, Maricopa County voters decided to retain three Arizona Supreme Court justices, five Court of Appeals judges and 44 Maricopa County judges.
This year, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Stephen Hopkins fell below the standards. Fifteen commissioners voted that Hopkins did not meet the standards, compared with seven who thought he did.
Sarah D. Grant: [5] First female to serve as the Presiding Criminal Judge in the Maricopa County Superior Court; Rosa Mroz: [17] [18] First Asian American female to serve on the Maricopa County Superior Court (2004) Barbara Rodriguez Mundell: [49] First Hispanic female to serve as the Presiding Judge of Maricopa County, Arizona (2005)
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Brnovich began her legal career serving as a prosecutor with the Maricopa County Attorney's Office. During her eight years as a prosecutor, Brnovich tried 49 jury trials and one bench trial. [3] In 2003, she became a commissioner on the Maricopa County Superior Court, where she presided over numerous criminal jury trials over the next five years.
Cecil B. Patterson Jr. (1971): [4] [18] First African American male to serve on the Maricopa County Superior Court; Kevin Kane: [27] First openly LGBT male to serve on the Phoenix Municipal Court (2006) Raúl Héctor Castro (1949): [11] [12] [13] First Mexican American male to serve on the Superior Court of Pima County, Arizona (1959)
Out of the 26 elected justices of the peace, nine are women, three are Black, five are Hispanic, one is Native American and two identify as LGBTQ.
She currently serves as a Judge pro tempore with the Maricopa County Superior Court in the civil, criminal and family divisions. [31] She served as a member of the City of Scottsdale Board of Adjustments for a six-year term. [32] She also volunteers with the Scottsdale Bar Association, where she is currently vice president. [33]