The Supreme Court of New Jersey is the highest court in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form,the Supreme Court of New Jersey is the final judicial authority on all cases in the state court system,including cases challenging the validity of state laws under the state constitution. It has the sole authority to prescribe and amend court rules and regulate the practice of law,and it is the arbiter and overseer of the decennial legislative redistricting. One of its former members,William J. Brennan Jr.,became an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Ronald Marc George is an American jurist. He previously served as the 27th Chief Justice of California from 1996 to 2011. Governor Pete Wilson appointed George as an associate justice of the Supreme Court in 1991 and elevated George to Chief Justice in 1996.
Andrew Peyton Thomas is an American politician,author and former attorney. He was the county attorney for Maricopa County in Arizona from 2004 until April 6,2010. During his term in office,he was known for his anti-illegal immigrant policies. On April 10,2012,Thomas was disbarred by a disciplinary panel of the Arizona State Supreme Court for his actions as county attorney.
Lorie Skjerven Gildea is an American attorney. She served as chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from her appointment by Governor Tim Pawlenty in 2010 until her retirement on October 1,2023. She served as an associate justice of the Court from 2006 to 2010 and as a district judge for Hennepin County in the Fourth Judicial District from 2005 to 2006.
Michael D. Ryan was a justice of the Arizona Supreme Court,a position he had held 2002–2010. He was also a veteran of the Vietnam War.
Douglas Anthony Ducey is an American businessman and politician who served as the 23rd governor of Arizona from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party,Ducey was CEO of the ice cream parlor chain Cold Stone Creamery from 1995 to 2007 and was Arizona State Treasurer from 2011 to 2015.
The 2014 Arizona gubernatorial election was held on November 4,2014,to elect the Governor of Arizona,concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
William Scott Bales is the former Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court. He was appointed to the court in 2005 by Governor Janet Napolitano through Arizona's merit selection system. He was elected by his fellow justices as Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court,to replace Rebecca White Berch,effective June 27,2014. Bales served as Arizona's chief justice until July 31,2019.
William Gerard Montgomery is an American attorney who has served as a justice of the Arizona Supreme Court since September 2019. He previously served as the County Attorney for Maricopa County,Arizona from 2010 to 2019.
John R. Lopez IV is an American lawyer who has served as a justice of the Arizona Supreme Court since 2016.
George Richard Bevan is an American attorney and jurist who currently is the chief justice of Idaho. He previously served as an Idaho district court judge from 2003 until 2017,when he was appointed to the supreme court.
On August 25,2017,President Donald Trump pardoned Joe Arpaio for criminal contempt of court,a misdemeanor. Arpaio had been convicted of the crime two months earlier for disobeying a federal judge's order to stop racial profiling in detaining "individuals suspected of being in the U.S. illegally". The pardon covered Arpaio's conviction and "any other offenses under Chapter 21 of Title 18,United States Code that might arise,or be charged,in connection with Melendres v. Arpaio." The official White House statement announcing the grant of clemency described Arpaio as a "worthy candidate" having served the nation for more than fifty years "protecting the public from the scourges of crime and illegal immigration."
Max J. Kelch is a former Associate Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court.
James Patrick Beene is an American lawyer who has served a justice of the Arizona Supreme Court since 2019.
The 2022 Arizona Attorney General election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the next attorney general of Arizona concurrently with other federal and state elections. Incumbent Republican attorney general Mark Brnovich was term-limited and could not seek a third term in office. With a margin of 0.01%,Democrat Kris Mayes defeated Republican Abe Hamadeh in one of the closest elections in Arizona history,and the closest attorney general race of the 2022 election cycle. The race is also believed to be the only election directly affected by the deaths of anti-vaccine advocates from COVID-19.
Kathryn Hackett King is an American lawyer who has served a justice of the Arizona Supreme Court,sworn in on July 8,2021. King served on the Arizona Board of Regents from 2020 to 2021.
Andrew Alan Pinson is an American lawyer from Georgia who was appointed as an associate justice of the Georgia Supreme Court. He served as a judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals from 2021 to 2022.
Karrin Margaret Taylor Robson is an American attorney,land use consultant,and Republican Party politician from Arizona. Taylor Robson was a member of the Arizona Board of Regents from 2017 until 2021. She was appointed by Arizona Governor Doug Ducey.
Derek Read Molter is an American lawyer from Indiana who serves as a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court since 2022,after he was appointed by Governor Eric Holcomb. He previously served as a judge of the Indiana Court of Appeals from 2021 to 2022.
The 2022 Maricopa County Attorney special election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the County Attorney for Maricopa County,Arizona. The election was held concurrently with other federal and state elections,as well as a special election for District 2 on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. The special election was called due to the resignation of Allister Adel in March 2022.
