Justice Maria Elena Cruz took an oath of office Monday to become ... Commission on Appellate Court Appointments. Cruz has been a judge for two decades, working for the Cocopah Indian Tribe ...

Gov. Katie Hobbs has selected Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Maria Elena Cruz to fill a seat on the Arizona Supreme Court. Cruz, a Democrat from Yuma County, was announced Wednesday as the ...

Maria Elena Cruz is joining the Arizona Supreme ... On Wednesday, Gov. Katie Hobbs picked Cruz, a judge since 2005 and most recently at the state Court of Appeals, to replace retired Justice ...

Arizona Supreme Court Justice Maria Elena Cruz is a historic appointee made by Gov. Katie Hobbs. She is the first Latina and Black woman to be appointed and sworn in. She lives in Yuma with her ...

Gov. Hobbs nominated Judge Maria Elena Cruz as the Supreme Court’s newest justice. The governor was tasked with nominating a new justice after the retirement of Justice Robert Brutinel last year.