Arizona
Arizona Supreme Court By The Numbers:
Justice
Former prosecutor
Former civil rights lawyer
- 7 total seats
- 0 current vacancies
- 4 prosecutors
- 0 public defenders
- 1 Justice has other indigent defense experience
- 2 civil rights lawyers
How Members of the Arizona Supreme Court are Selected:
Appointment, Retention Election
The Arizona Commission on Appellate Court Appointments, which includes 10 non-attorneys or “public members,” five attorneys, and a chairperson, selects finalists from which the governor appoints a justice. Two years after being appointed, a justice stands for retention in an uncontested yes-no election, and then serves a six-year term if retained.
Selection method sources:
Ballotpedia, Judicial Election Methods By State; Brennan Center for Justice, Judicial Selection: An Interactive Map, Arizona State Constitution, Article 36