Eleven individuals applied to fill the vacancy on the Arizona Supreme Court created by Chief Justice Bales’s retirement.

Eleven individuals applied to fill the vacancy on the Arizona Supreme Court created by Chief Justice Bales’s retirement on July 31, 2019.  The diverse applicant pool includes judges from both divisions of the Arizona Court of Appeals, superior court judges from Gila and Pima counties, public servants, and a private practitioner:

• Hon. Sean E. Brearcliffe, an Arizona Court of Appeals Judge (Division Two)
• Hon. Kent E. Cattani, an Arizona Court of Appeals Judge (Division One)
• Hon. Maria Elena Cruz, an Arizona Court of Appeals Judge (Division One)
• David J. Euchner of the Pima County Public Defender’s Office
• Hon. Richard E. Gordon, a Pima County Superior Court Judge
• Hon. Randall M. Howe, an Arizona Court of Appeals Judge (Division One)
• Andrew M. Jacobs of Snell & Wilmer, LLP (supplement)
• William G. Montgomery of the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office
• Regina L. Nassen of the Pima County Attorney’s Office
• Hon. Jennifer M. Perkins, an Arizona Court of Appeals Judge (Division One) (supplement)
• Hon. Timothy M. Wright, a Gila County Superior Court Judge

The Commission on Appellate Court Appointments will review the applications and hear comments at a public meeting on June 25, 2019, interview selected applicants on July 26, 2019, and send at least three candidates to Governor Ducey, who will then have 60 days within which to make his selection.