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Coverage dated January 28, 2025

Arizona's governor appoints first Latina and Black justice to state Supreme Court

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PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday, making the state appellate judge from rural Yuma County the first Latina and first Black person chosen for the state’s high court.

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  1. Tucson

    Hobbs appoints first Latina and Black justice to Arizona Supreme Court (opens Tucson)

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    Arizona's new Supreme Court Justice xxxxxxx, has strong ties to the University of Arizona. Cruz earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from the school in 1998 and a law degree

  2. Arizona Mirror

    Hobbs names Maria Elena Cruz, the first Latina justice, to Arizona Supreme Court • Arizona Mirror (opens Arizona Mirror)

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    Gov. Katie Hobbs on Wednesday named Judge Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court, making her the first Latina and first Black high court justice in state history.

  3. Los Angeles Times

    Arizona governor appoints first Latina and Black justice to state Supreme Court (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The appointment of Maria Elena Cruz broadens the racial, geographic and political diversity of the seven-member, Republican-dominated court.

  4. KAAL Rochester

    Arizona's governor appoints first Latina and Black justice to state Supreme Court (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday, making the state appellate judge from rural Yuma County the first Latina and first Black person chosen for the state’s high court.

  5. MyNorthwest

    Maria Elena Cruz picked to be the first Latina and first Black person on the Arizona Supreme Court (opens MyNorthwest)

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    PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday, making the state appellate judge from Yuma

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