Hobbs appoints first Latina and Black justice to Arizona Supreme Court
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Maria Elena Cruz is the Arizona Supreme Court's first Latina justice. But that's not the most important reason why she got the job.
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Former Yuma County judge Maria Elena Cruz appointed first Afro-Latina to Arizona Supreme Court
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Arizona's governor appoints first Latina and Black justice to state Supreme Court
Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday, making the state appellate judge from Yuma County the first Latina and first Black person chosen for the state’s high court.
Hobbs makes first Supreme Court pick
Maria Elena Cruz, an Arizona Court of Appeals judge from Yuma, is Gov. Katie Hobbs' first appointment to the Arizona Supreme Court. Photo: Jeremy Duda/Axios
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