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To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge. A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first.
Diane Joyce Humetewa (/ ˌ h uː m ə ˈ t eɪ w ə / HOO-mə-TAY-wə; [1] born December 5, 1964) [2] [3] is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Humetewa is the first Native American woman and the first enrolled tribal member to serve as a U.S. federal judge.
The Arizona Supreme Court is the state supreme court of the U.S. state of Arizona. Sitting in the Supreme Court building in downtown Phoenix, the court consists of a chief justice, a vice chief justice, and five associate justices. Each justice is appointed by the governor of Arizona from a list
After the introduction of merit selection in 1975, judges are appointed by the governor to fill vacancies or new positions. Three-judge panels were added to Division 1 in 1969, 1974, 1982, and 1989. Another judge was added in 1995 "so that the Chief Judge could devote time to the court's increasing administrative workload."
(The Center Square) – With 73% of Arizona precincts reporting, Prop. 137 will not be voted into law with only 21.61% of voters having voted in favor of it Tuesday. Prop. 137 would have ended the ...
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Courts in U.S. battleground states are taking steps to expedite lawsuits over the Nov. 5 election, hoping to avoid drawn-out disputes that could delay the results. Arizona's court system on ...
From 2009 to 2024, she was an assistant United States attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona. She served as appellate chief in that office from 2020 to 2024, after previously serving as the deputy appellate chief and human trafficking coordinator.