Pima County is a county in the south central region of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2020 census,the population was 1,043,433,making it Arizona's second-most populous county. The county seat is Tucson,where most of the population is centered. The county is named after the Pima Native Americans,also known as Tohono O'odham,who are indigenous to this area.
The United States District Court for the District of Arizona is the U.S. district court that covers the state of Arizona. It is under the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Pima Community College (PCC) is a public community college in Pima County,Arizona. It serves the Tucson metropolitan area with a community college district consisting of five campuses,four education centers,and several adult education learning centers. It provides traditional and online instruction for over 144 programs. The college also offers workforce training,non-credit personal interest classes and post-baccalaureate certificates. PCC is one of the largest multi-campus community colleges in the United States,with relative ranking varying between fourth and tenth largest. PCC is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law,also known as the University of Arizona College of Law,is the law school at the University of Arizona located in Tucson,Arizona,United States and was the first law school founded in the State of Arizona,opening its doors in 1915. It was renamed in 1999 in honor of broadcasting executive James E. Rogers,a 1962 graduate of the school,and chairman of Sunbelt Communications Company based in Las Vegas,Nevada.
Paula Aboud is an American politician who was a member of the Arizona Senate,representing the 28th District. A Democrat,she served as the Senate's minority whip.
Diane Joyce Humetewa is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Humetewa is the first Native American woman and the first enrolled tribal member to serve as a U.S. federal judge. She previously served as the United States Attorney for the District of Arizona from 2007 to 2009. Humetewa is also a Professor of Practice at Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.
The government of Arizona consists of the executive,judiciary,and legislature of Arizona as established by the Arizona Constitution. The executive is composed of the Governor,several other statewide elected officials,and the Governor's cabinet. The Arizona Legislature consists of the House of Representatives and Senate. The judiciary is composed of the Arizona Supreme Court and lower courts. There is also local government,consisting of counties,municipalities and special districts.
Luz Robles Escamilla is the Senator for the Utah State Senate's 10th District. Prior to redistricting she represented the 1st District,defeating Republican Carlton Christensen for the seat November 4,2008 after having beaten incumbent Sen. Fred Fife for the party nomination earlier that year.
Joan J. Huffman is an American politician serving as a Republican member of the Texas Senate who represents District 17,which includes portions of Brazoria,Fort Bend,and Harris county.
John McCarthy Roll was a United States district judge who served on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona from 1991 until his murder in 2011,and as chief judge of that court from 2006 to 2011. With degrees from the University of Arizona College of Law and University of Virginia School of Law,Roll began his career as a court bailiff in Arizona and became an assistant city attorney of Tucson,Arizona in 1973. Later that year,Roll became a deputy county attorney for Pima County,Arizona until 1980,when he began serving as an Assistant United States Attorney for seven years. President George H. W. Bush appointed Roll to a federal judge seat in Arizona after Roll served four years as a state judge.
Albert Anthony Melvin is an American Republican politician who served in the Arizona Senate.
Rosemary Márquez is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.
Kimberly Yee is an American politician serving as the 45th Arizona state treasurer. She is the first Asian-American woman elected to the Arizona State Legislature.
Charlene Fernandez is an American politician who was the Democratic leader of the Arizona House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021. She was first elected to the state House in 2014 and represents Southwestern Arizona,specifically,the majority of Yuma County,western Pima County,southwestern Maricopa County and southwestern Pinal County. She resigned on November 15,2021 to take a position at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Her son Brian Fernandez was appointed by the Yuma County,Arizona Board of Supervisors to succeed her in the Arizona House of Representatives.
Eleanor Ann Day was an American politician,educator,and psychologist who served as a member of the Arizona Senate from 1991 to 2001. Day was the younger sister of Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
Toni Hellon was a member of the Arizona State Senate from January 2001 until January 2007. Prior to running for the Senate,Hellon held several government positions in Pima Countyduring the 1990s,including Chief Deputy Clerk and Chief Deputy Recorder.
Brian Fernandez is an American politician who is State Senator for the Arizona 23rd Legislative District and former member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 4th legislative district beginning in 2021. He was appointed to the seat after incumbent Representative Charlene Fernandez,his mother,resigned the seat to become Director of Rural Development for the United States Department of Agriculture. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Christopher H. Mathis is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 18th district. He previously represented the 9th district,and assumed office on December 7,2021,succeeding Randy Friese.
Juan Ciscomani is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Arizona's 6th congressional district since 2023. A Republican,he was a senior adviser to former Governor Doug Ducey and vice chair of the Arizona-Mexico Commission. Ciscomani was chosen to deliver the Republican response to the 2023 State of the Union Address in Spanish.
