PHOENIX — Newly appointed Supreme Court Justice Maria Elena Cruz has played a key role in some major decisions while she was a judge on the Court of Appeals. In May, she wrote for a unanimous ...

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 ...

Justice Maria Elena Cruz officially took her seat on the Arizona Supreme Court during a special investiture ceremony held ...

PHOENIX – Maria Elena Cruz, who will be sworn in as the newest Arizona Supreme Court justice on Monday, didn’t set out to be a judge when she started her law career. “I thought that the work ...

PHOENIX — 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 ...

PHOENIX — When Maria Elena Cruz was sworn in as Arizona's newest Supreme Court Justice on Monday, she made history on multiple counts. Cruz is the first Justice appointed by Governor Katie Hobbs ...

TUCSON, ARIZ. (KVOA) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs on Tuesday appointed Judge Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court, making her the first Latina and Black Arizonan to serve on the state’s ...

Maria Elena Cruz is joining the Arizona Supreme Court, one of the most exclusive clubs with lasting judicial consequences. That club is so exclusive, in fact, that the few available spots have ...

Maria Elena Cruz, now a judge on the Court of Appeals, was picked by Hobbs from among the five candidates submitted to her by the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments. Arizona law required ...

Maria Elena Cruz speaks to reporters after Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs announces Cruz's appointment to the Arizona Supreme Court in Phoenix on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Gabriel ...