Maria Elena Cruz, the sixth woman ever appointed to the Arizona Supreme Court, describes her time in Yuma as pivotal in ...

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

Maria Elena Cruz was sworn in Feb. 3 as the newest Arizona ... With a handshake, a hug and pictures, the history-making ceremony to promote Cruz took roughly two minutes. Hobbs announced last ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ... With a handshake, a hug and pictures, the history-making ceremony to promote Cruz took roughly two minutes.

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 ...

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the state Supreme Court. Cruz is an appeals court judge. She's the first Latina and first Black Arizonan to serve on the Arizona Supreme ...