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Gov. Hobbs appoints Yuma County judge to Arizona Supreme Court

YUMA COUNTY, Ariz. — 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 governor's choice to fill a seat vacated by Justice Robert Brutinel last year.

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Hobbs is first Democrat in 20 years to appoint justice to Arizona Supreme Court

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 led a life dedicated to justice and service to her state and community,

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Maria Elena Cruz picked to be the first Latina and first Black person on the Arizona Supreme Court

PHOENIX -- 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.

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Arizona’s governor appoints first Latina and Black justice to state Supreme Court

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs has appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court. The state appellate judge from rural Yuma County will become the first Latina and the first Black person chosen for the state’s high court.

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Former Yuma County judge Maria Elena Cruz appointed first Afro-Latina to Arizona Supreme Court

Gov. Katie Hobbs on Monday placed the first Latina and the first Black ever on the Arizona Supreme Court. While in private practice, Cruz also served as a judge for the Cocopah Indian Tribe before being elected to Yuma County Superior Court in 2008.

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Governor Katie Hobbs appoints Judge Maria Elena Cruz to Arizona Supreme Court

A monumental day for Yumans and Arizonans as Governor Katie Hobbs appoints Judge Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court.Judge Cruz currently serves on the Arizona Court of Appeals. She has 20 years of judicial experience including service on the Cocopah Tribal Court,

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BBQ and Brew Fest returns to Downtown Yuma

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - The BBQ and Brew Festival is set to return to Yuma on February 21 and 22. The event will have live music, a barbecue competition, food and family entertainment. Performances ...

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U.S. Marshals caught up with David Lee McKinney, a double murder suspect from Tucson, at a home in Yuma where a shooting occurred. McKinney was killed in the shooting. Mexican migrants living in ...

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Deadly Yuma crash under investigation

YUMA, Ariz. — A man is dead after his vehicle crashed and flipped in a field in Yuma County on Friday, according to authorities. The Yuma County Sheriff's Office said the single-vehicle crash happened ...

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Woman sentenced for wrong-way fatal DUI crash in Yuma

The woman convicted of killing a man in a wrong-way DUI crash has been sentenced. Kiara Gomez, 23, was sentenced to 10 and a half years. Gomez previously pled guilty to one count of manslaughter, a ...