Maria Elena Cruz, a state appeals court judge, is the first Latina and first Black Arizonan to serve on the state’s most ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily/AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs announced her pick for a new ... Cruz earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Arizona in 1998 and a juris doctorate ...

Gov. Katie Hobbs announced her first Arizona Supreme Court selection on Wednesday, appointing Judge Maria Elena Cruz to the ...

Despite Arizona facing a surge in crime and a lack of affordable housing in recent years, Gov. Katie Hobbs has, for the third year in a row, produced a budget focused on attacking the ability of ...

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has appointed Maria Elena Cruz to ... justice who will uplift those who need it most.” Cruz is a University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law graduate, and ...