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

Maria Elena Cruz is the first Black justice on the Arizona Supreme Court, as well as the first Hispanic woman. She joined The ...

Judge Maria Elena Cruz is sworn into office as the state's newest Supreme Court justice by Gov. Katie Hobbs on Feb. 3, 2025.© Joe Rondone/The Republic ...

The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Page residents in their attempt to block a road narrowing project already ...

A fight over a planned overhaul in downtown Page that made it to the Arizona Supreme Court has led to a new ruling making it ...

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. “My interest originally ...

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 Black person ...

Judge Maria Elena Cruz is sworn in as Arizona's newest Supreme Court justice by Gov. Katie Hobbs on Feb. 3, 2025.

TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – The Taos community is mourning the loss of a 16-year-old high school girl who was killed in a car crash that’s earned national attention. Maria Elena Cruz has been ...

Maria Elena Cruz is the first Afro-Latina to serve on the court. Alexandra Rangel reports from Yuma, Arizona.