Gov. Katie Hobbs has selected Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Maria Elena Cruz to fill a seat on the Arizona Supreme Court. Cruz, a Democrat from Yuma County, was announced Wednesday as the ...

He’s out on a $500,000 bond and was present Tuesday for a court appearance at the Yuma County Superior Court. At his first court appearance, he pleads not guilty to all seven counts of sexual ...

Between 2009 and 2017, she served as a judge for Yuma County Superior Court. Since 2017, Cruz has served as a judge on the Arizona Court of Appeals. Appointed by Ducey, she was the Republican ...

Between 2009 and 2017, she served as a judge for Yuma County Superior Court. Since 2017, Cruz has served as a judge on the Arizona Court of Appeals. Appointed by Ducey, she was the Republican ...

It was in rural Arizona where the child of working-class parents climbed the ladder from the Yuma County Superior Court to the Cocopah Indian Tribal Court, to now, the Arizona Supreme Court.

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 ...

She became a judge pro-tem for the Cocopah Indian Tribe in 2005. Between 2009 and 2017, she served as a judge for Yuma County Superior Court. Since 2017, Cruz has served as a judge on the Arizona ...