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 Supreme Court justice. Cruz, appointed by Gov. Katie Hobbs, is the first Latina and Black justice on the court. She has served as a judge ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Cruz grew up in Yuma, attended Kofa and Yuma high schools and Arizona Western College and later began her legal ...

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court has appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the post of Presiding Judge for Yuma County. She will start her job on March 25 and succeed Judge John Nelson ...

Just a week before before her death, Maria Elena Vargas had just turned 35th birthday and was 7-months pregnant with her sixth child on the way. Maria Elena Vargas Vargas's younger sister ...

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 Governor Katie Hobbs announced the appointment of Judge Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court Wednesday. Once she is formally appointed to the state's highest court, she will be ...