Arizona's governor appoints first Latina and Black justice to state Supreme Court
- Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court, making her the first Latina and first Black person chosen for the state's high court.
- This appointment marks the first Supreme Court selection by a Democratic governor since 2005, broadening the court's diversity.
- Since the establishment of the Arizona Supreme Court in 1912, no justice has identified as Black, and only one has been Latino.
- Cruz has served as a judge on the Arizona Court of Appeals since 2017 and was previously a judge for Yuma County Superior Court.
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