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Bates v. State Bar of Arizona, 433 U.S. 350 (1977), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld the right of lawyers to advertise their services. [1] In holding that lawyer advertising was commercial speech entitled to protection under the First Amendment (incorporated against the States through the Fourteenth Amendment), the Court upset the tradition against advertising ...
The Arizona Supreme Court is the highest court in Arizona. The court currently consists of one chief justice, a vice chief justice, and five (5) associate justices. The supreme court has appellate jurisdiction in death penalty cases, but almost all other appellate cases go through the Arizona Court of Appeals beforehand.
Arizona Supreme Court Building in downtown Phoenix. The chief justice is chosen for a five-year term by the court, and is eligible for re-election. They supervise the administration of all the inferior courts. They are chairman of the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments, which nominates candidates to fill vacancies in the appellate courts.
Justice State Born–died Began term (oath of office) Ended term Term as chief justice Appointed by Reason for termination 1: William F. Turner: IA: 1816–1899: December 29, 1863: April 18, 1870: 1863–1870: Lincoln (R) A. Johnson (D) removal 2: Joseph P. Allyn: CT: 1833–1869: December 29, 1863: July 1867 — Lincoln (R) term expiration 3 ...
Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, 576 U.S. 787 (2015), was a United States Supreme Court case where the Court upheld the right of Arizona voters to remove the authority to draw election districts from the Arizona State Legislature and vest it in an independent redistricting commission. [1]
State courts of Arizona. Arizona Supreme Court [1] Arizona Court of Appeals (2 divisions) [2] Superior Court of Arizona (15 counties) [2] Justices of the Peace (county courts) [3] and Arizona Municipal Courts, city trial courts and courts of limited jurisdiction; Federal courts located in Arizona. United States District Court for the District ...
A divided Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a Republican push that could have blocked more than 41,000 Arizona voters from casting ballots for president in the closely contested swing state, but ...
The State Bar, under the direction of the Court, establishes procedures for the discipline of lawyer misconduct and provides education and development programs for the legal profession and the public. Through the Rules of The Supreme Court of Arizona, the privilege to practice law in Arizona is granted solely to "active member[s] of the state bar."