Judges appointed by Jan Brewer
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This page lists judges appointed by Janice Kay Brewer (R) during their term as Governor of Arizona. As of today, the total number of Brewer appointees was 67. For the full profile of Brewer, click here.
Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of the 100 largest cities in America by population. Some Arizona judges are outside of that coverage scope. As a result, this page does not provide an exhaustive list of all judges appointed by Gov. Brewer.
Appointment process
In Arizona, the governor makes a judicial appointment after candidates are recommended by a judicial nominating commission. After the governor appoints a judge, she or he must run for retention at the appellate level or election at the trial court level in the next general election more than two years after taking office.
Appointed judges
The tables below list the governor's appointees to the courts across the state.
Judicial selection process
- See also: Judicial selection in Arizona
| Judicial selection in Arizona | |
 | |
| Arizona Supreme Court | |
| Method: | Assisted appointment |
| Term: | 2 or 6 years[1] |
| Arizona Court of Appeals | |
| Method: | Assisted appointment |
| Term: | 2 or 6 years[1] |
| Arizona Superior Court | |
| Method: | Assisted appointment |
| Term: | 2 or 4 years[2] |
| Arizona Justice Courts | |
| Method: | Partisan election |
| Term: | 4 years |
Judicial selection refers to the process used to select judges for courts. At the state level, methods of judicial selection vary substantially in the United States, and in some cases between different court types within a state. There are six primary types of judicial selection: partisan and nonpartisan elections, the Michigan method, assisted appointment, gubernatorial appointment, and legislative elections. To read more about how these selection methods are used across the country, click here.
This article covers how state court judges are selected in Arizona, including:
- Arizona Supreme Court,
- Arizona Court of Appeals,
- Arizona Superior Court, and
- Limited jurisdiction courts
As of March 2023, judges are selected through a variety of methods, varying by level of court and, in the case of the superior courts, by county population. The Arizona Supreme Court, Arizona Court of Appeals, and Arizona Superior Court use the assisted appointment method, where the governor selects a nominee from a list provided by a nominating commission. The Arizona Superior Court also uses nonpartisan elections.[3]
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| Appellate state court selection in the United States, by general selection method[4] |
|---|
| State courts and their selection methods across the U.S., including the District of Columbia[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Method | Supreme Court (of 53)[5] | Courts of Appeal (of 46) | Trial Courts (of 147) |
| Partisan elections (PE) | 8 | 6 | 39 |
| Nonpartisan elections (NPE) | 13 | 16 | 34 |
| Legislative elections (LE) | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Gubernatorial appointment of judges (GA) | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Assisted appointment (AA) | 22 | 18 | 46 |
| Combination or other | 3[6] | 1[7] | 17[8] |
State profile
| Demographic data for Arizona | ||
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 6,817,565 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 113,594 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 78.4% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 4.2% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 3% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 4.4% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 3.2% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 30.3% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 86% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 27.5% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $50,255 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 21.2% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Arizona. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. |
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Arizona
Arizona voted Republican in six out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Initial terms are two years. Subsequent terms are six years.
- ↑ Initial terms are two years. Subsequent terms are four years. The initial terms only apply to superior court offices in Coconino, Pima, Pinal, and Maricopa counties.
- ↑ Arizona Judicial Branch, "Selection of Judges," accessed March 24, 2023
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection," archived February 2, 2015
- ↑ Both Oklahoma and Texas have two state supreme courts: one for civil matters and one for criminal matters.
- ↑ Michigan and Ohio use nonpartisan general elections with candidates selected through partisan primaries or conventions. In the District of Columbia, judges are selected in the same manner as federal judges.
- ↑ Judges of the North Dakota Court of Appeals are appointed on an as-needed basis by the supreme court justices.
- ↑ Most courts that use combination/alternative methods (for example, mayoral appointment) are local level courts. These courts are often governed by selection guidelines that are unique to their specific region.