As a Superior Court judge in Yuma County, Maria Elena Cruz couldn’t go to the grocery store without running into a ...

The Arizona Supreme Court now has seven justices after Maria Elena Cruz was sworn in on Feb. 3. She's a historical appointee, ...

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 ...

Maria Elena Cruz becomes the first Latina and Black justice on Arizona's Supreme Court, reflecting the state's growing ...

(A Jury Duty Scam has been reported in Imperial County)...The scam has now been reported in Yuma.

A monumental day for Yumans and Arizonans as Governor Katie Hobbs appoints Judge Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme ...

She has a law degree from the University of Arizona and has worked as a judge for the Cocopah Indian Tribe before her election to the Yuma County Superior Court in 2008. Ducey appointed her to the ...

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 ...

Hobbs is the first Democratic governor to have the opportunity to appoint a justice to the Arizona Supreme Court in 20 years. Former Justice Scott Bales, who was appointed by then-Gov. Janet ...

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.

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 ...