Judge Maria Elena Cruz was appointed to the Arizona Supreme Court by Gov. Katie Hobbs. Cruz will be the first Latina and Black person to serve on the state's highest court. Cruz replaces Justice ...

Justice Maria Elena Cruz took an oath of office Monday to become the newest member of the Arizona Supreme Court. Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs administered the oath to Cruz, who restores the bench ...

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. 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 ...

Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) appointed a new justice to ... Hobbs nominated Judge Maria Elena Cruz, a lifelong resident of Yuma, Arizona, to the state Supreme Court. Cruz will replace Justice Robert ...

P HOENIX (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 ...

Katie Hobbs announced her pick for a new justice of the state’s Supreme Court on Wednesday morning. Gov. Hobbs nominated Judge Maria Elena Cruz as the Supreme Court’s newest justice.