Hobbs nominated Judge Maria Elena Cruz, a lifelong resident of Yuma, Arizona, to the state Supreme Court. Cruz will replace Justice Robert Brutinel, who retired last year. “Judge Maria Elena Cruz has led a life dedicated to justice and service to her state and community,

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of a South Carolina inmate the day before his scheduled execution for a 2001 killing of a friend found dead in her burning car.

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs has appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court. The state appellate judge from rural Yuma County will become the first Latina and the first Black person chosen for the state’s high court.

Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Maria Elena Cruz is Gov. Katie Hobbs’ pick for the vacancy on the state Supreme Court. Cruz will be replacing former Justice Robert Brutinel, who retired in October. She was selected out of five names provided to the governor by the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments,

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs announced her pick for a new justice of the state’s Supreme Court on Wednesday morning.Gov. Hobbs nominated Judge Maria Elena Cruz as the Supreme Court’s newest justice.The governor was tasked with nominating a new justice after the retirement of Justice Robert Brutinel last year.

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