Gov. Katie Hobbs administered the oath to Cruz, who restores the bench to seven members after the retirement of Justice ...

Arizona's new Supreme Court Justice xxxxxxx, has strong ties to the University of Arizona. Cruz earned a bachelor's degree in ...

A measure would add traffic violations to infractions that are exempt from a provision in the Arizona Constitution that gives ...

Instead of finding solutions that everyone can live with, Arizona's fight over growth on groundwater is now stuck in court, where only one party wins.

PHOENIX -- Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday, making the state ...

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 ...

She has served as a judge for two decades, most recently on the Arizona Court of Appeals. Cruz, a Democrat, was appointed by Republican Gov. Doug Ducey to the state appeals court in 2017.

Arizona officials acknowledged that a fraud scheme targeting Indigenous people with addictions cost taxpayers $2.5 billion.

Since 2017, she served as a judge on the Arizona Court of Appeals after being appointed by then-Gov. Doug Ducey (R-AZ). She was the first Democrat Ducey selected to serve on a state appellate court.