Most likely a Democrat
Napolitano appointee - 2007
Former criminal defense attorney - public defender
Appointed to Supreme Court Commission on Minorities
The left wing blog Netroots praised her for suppressing a confession in a child molestation case, allowing a high school teacher to get off scot-free
The left wing blog Netroots praised her for suppressing a confession in a child molestation case, allowing a high school teacher to get off scot-free
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| ACETO, Mark F. Presiding Civil UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Symington appointee - 1995 Former prosecutor Conservatives have a very favorable opinion of this judge Rating: |
| AKERS, Linda A.* Juvenile Symington appointee - 1996 Former prosecutor Member of U.S. District Court Gender Equity Task Force Considered a mediocre attorney by reputable attorneys, but a tough sentencer, even the left wing blog Netroots considers her tough on crime Considered difficult to deal with in court Rating: 7 |
| ANDERSON, Aimee Juvenile UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Napolitano appointee - 2007 Former criminal defense attorney and prosecutor One reputable prosecutor who regularly appears in front of Anderson does not believe she is liberal. Rating: |
| ANDERSON, Arthur Criminal UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Hull appointee - 1999 Former civil litigation attorney This judge can be gruff to appear in front of Considered fair by reputable attorneys, but slightly soft on crime Rating: |
| BALLINGER, Eddward Jr.* Civil Republican Hull appointee - 1998 Former tax attorney Note - although was formerly Criminal Presiding Judge, was not member of any criminal defense leaning organizations Reputable attorneys say that if doesn't like your case, he's terrible. Considered moderate on sentencing crime. Rating: |
| BARTON, Janet Criminal UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Hull appointee - 2000 Former commercial litigation attorney Rating: |
| BASSETT, Edward Family UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Democrat Napolitano appointee - 2008 Former criminal defense attorney - public defender Rating: BEENE, James Family Conservative Brewer appointee Rating: 10 |
| BERGIN, Dawn Juvenile UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Democrat Napolitano appointee - 2007 Former attorney at Napolitano's old firm, Lewis & Roca Rating: |
| BLAKEY, II, A. Craig* Civil Republican Symington appointee - 2002 Formerly in private practice Everyone who appears in front of this judge loves him and say he's fair Solid conservative Rating: 10 BRNOVICH, Susan Criminal Conservative Rating: 10 |
| BRODMAN, Roger Juvenile UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Republican, moderate Formerly in private practice Symington appointee - 2002 |
| BROTHERTON, William Family UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Democrat Napolitano appointee - 2007 Formerly a far left legislator Inductee in Sierra Club Hall of Fame, member of Attorneys for Criminal Justice Rating: 0 |
| BUDOFF, Robert Civil UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Democrat Symington appointee - 2000 Formerly in private practice Have heard that he is biased against fathers in divorce/custody cases Very liberal Rating: 0 |
| BURKE, Edward O. Civil UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Considered soft on crime. Symington appointee - 1999 Formerly in private practice Rating: 0 |
| BUTTRICK, John A.* Spec. Assgn. Civil Libertarian, very well-liked by conservatives too Symington appointee - 2001 Formerly in private practice Graduated from Harvard Law School Rating: 10 |
| CHAVEZ, Harriett Presiding Northwest/Family UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Democrat Napolitano appointee - 2003 Rating: |
| COHEN, Bruce* Family appears to be a RINO Napolitano appointee - 2005 Formerly in private practice & a prosecutor Rating: |
| CONTES, Connie* Criminal Hull appointee - 2002 Formerly worked for the Office of the Public Defender Rating: |
| DAVIS, Glenn* Civil Democrat Napolitano - 2006 Former attorney to the Democrats in the legislature Contributed to AZ State Democrat Party Rating: 0 |
| DAVIS, Norman J. Juvenile & Associate Presiding Judge UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Republican Symington appointee - 1995 Formerly an attorney in private practice Rating: |
| DITSWORTH, John* Criminal Republican Hull appointee - 2001 Former prosecutor Reportedly an even-tempered, competent, and fair judge Rating: 8 |
| DONAHOE, Gary Criminal UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Hull appointee - 2000 Former attorney in civil litigation Held the Sheriff's Office in contempt for its inability to bring inmates to court on time, even though the problem was due to the Board of Supervisors slashing the Sheriff's budget by 15%. (the court has a cozy relationship with the Supervisors, and will not rule against them in cases because the Supervisors have promised the judges a brand-new $340 million court tower with penthouse offices). He also removed the County Attorney's Office from prosecuting Supervisor Stapley, saying there was a conflict, but ignored the real conflict which was that the Supervisors' attorney Tom Irvine (a former attorney for the Democrat Party) is also the attorney for the Court. Rating: 2 |
| DUNCAN, (Schneider) Sally Criminal UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Democrat Napolitano appointee - 2004 Former criminal defense attorney - public defender Reputed to be a very lenient criminal judge except on domestic violence crimes Rating: 0 |
| DUNEVANT, III, Thomas* Presiding Tax Court/Civil Democrat Mofford appointee - 1989 Former prosecutor Reputable attorneys have a negative opinion of him Rating: 2 |
| FENZEL, Alfred Family UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Republican Hull appointee - 1999 Reputable attorneys have a good opinion of him, but he's considered a little soft on crime Former prosecutor |
| FINK, Dean Family UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Democrat Napolitano appointee - 2006 Former attorney at Napolitano's Lewis & Roca firm Rating: |
| FLORES, Lisa* Family Napolitano appointee and FOJ (Friend of Janet) - 2005 RINO Former General Counsel for Governor Hull, where she was responsible for many of Hull's bad judicial picks, including Ruth MacGregor Rating: less than 0 |
| FOSTER, George H. Criminal UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Considered somewhat liberal, but is one of the most pleasant judges. Democrat Hull or Napolitano appointee - 2003 Former managing attorney with Wilenchik & Bartness Past instructor, Project Business – teaching free enterprise to middle school children Rating: |
| GAINES, Pendleton Criminal UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Hull appointee - 1999 Formerly in commercial litigation Rating: 10 |
| GAMA, J. Richard Juvenile UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Hull appointee - 2000 Democrat but considered tough on crime Considered liberal Former trial attorney One reputable prosecutor who appears regularly in front of Gama does not think he is liberal. Rating: 2 (recently lowered his ranking) |
| GARCIA, Jeanne* Civil Democrat Napolitano appointee - 2005 Considered soft on crime Formerly worked at the AG's Office Rating: 0 GASS, David Family Democrat Former Director of Legislative Affairs for Terry Goddard, law clerk to Ruth McGregor Rating: 0 GATES, Pamela Brewer appointee - 2009 Wife of Phoenix City Councilman Bill Gates Rating: 10 |
| GENTRY-LEWIS, Jo Lynn* Family Napolitano appointee - 2005 Former government attorney Former tribal attorney, active in Native American causes Rating: GERLACH, Douglas Brewer appointee - 2010 Has criminal defense background |
| GORDON, Michael* Family Napolitano appointee - 2005 Former criminal defense attorney - public defender Considered soft on crime Rating: 0 |
| GOTTSFIELD, Robert L. Criminal Lawyers refer to him as "crazy Bob" due to his erratic behavior, but he's fast. Soft on drug crimes |
| GRANT, Larry Criminal UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Democrat Napolitano appointee - 2003 Former criminal defense attorney - public defender, briefly a prosecutor Very liberal, accuses police officers of racial profiling Rating: 0 |
| GRANVILLE, Warren J. Criminal UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Republican Reputedly is very liberal in his decisions - as one commenter noted - yes although he is a registered Republican, he has been very liberal in his rulings unfortunately. Hull appointee - 2000 Rating: 0 |
| HANNAH, John* Juvenile Napolitano appointee - 2005 Formerly very active in criminal defense, including AZ Capital Representation Project Rating: 0 |
| HARRISON, Cari A.* Criminal Hull appointee - 2001 Formerly worked for the AG's office and in private practice Reputable prosecutors say she is conservative Rating: 8 |
| HAUSER, Brian R. Civil UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Symington or Mofford appointee - 1991 Former government attorney Reputable attorneys consider him a decent judge, although moderate on crime Rating: |
| HEGYI, Hugh Family UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Napolitano appointee - 2007 Former assistant to a Democrat Senator Formerly worked at the AG's office and in private practice Active in State Bar's left wing Legal Services Committee Rating: 0 |
| HEILMAN, Joseph B. Civil UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Democrat Hull appointee - 1999 Former prosecutor Criticized Maricopa County Attorney's Office crackdowns on sex offender plea bargains from the bench. Showed lack of neutrality and left-leaning views. Considered a soft sentencer, but is about as balanced as you're going to find in a Democrat appointee. Is pro-2nd amendment and a hunter. Rating: 3 |
| HICKS, Bethany G. Civil UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Hull appointee - 1999 Considered soft on crime and invents laws Former family law practitioner Rating: 0 |
| HILLIARD, Ruth H.* Family Republican Babbitt appointee - 1985 Left wing blog Netroots describes her as "very liberal" Formerly in civil litigation Rating: |
| HOAG, M. Jean Associate Presiding Juvenile UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Mofford appointee - 1996 Former prosecutor Reputable attorneys consider her ok Rating: |
| HOFFMAN, Kristin C.* Criminal Napolitano appointee - 2006 Liberal blog says she's pro-abortion and biased towards women and feminist views Doesn't follow the law Rating: 0 |
| HYATT, Carey Family UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Republican Former prosecutor Hull appointee - 2000 Rating: |
| ISHIKAWA, Brian K. Juvenile UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Republican Symington appointee - 1995 Former attorney in private practice Rating: 10 |
| JONES, Michael D. Criminal UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Symington appointee - 1995 Former prosecutor Considered lazy & a pushover Rating: 7 Note - we have recently upped his rating, due to new information |
| KATZ, Paul A.* Family Democrat Mofford appointee - 1989 Reputable attorneys have a poor opinion of him Left wing blog Netroots describes him as "very liberal" Former government attorney Rating: 0 |
| KEMP, Michael* Criminal Most likely a Democrat Napolitano appointee - 2005 Former prosecutor Reputed to be a fair judge, well-liked Rating: 8 |
| KEPPEL, James H. Juvenile Republican Symington appointee - 1996 Former prosecutor and briefly a public defender Rating: 9 |
| KILEY, Daniel Family Brewer appointee - 2010 KLEIN, Andrew* Special Assn/Civil Probably a Republican Hull appointee - 2001 Former attorney in private practice Has a reputation for being a fair, level-headed judge Rating: 10 |
| KREAMER, Joseph Civil UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Democrat Napolitano appointee - 2007 Board of Directors, left wing Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education Former chair and active in State Bar's left wing Legal Services Committee Rating: 0 LECLAIRE, Thomas Family Brewer appointee - 2010 Former prosecutor |
| LEE, Raymond Criminal UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Napolitano appointee - 2003 Worked for the AG's office and in private practice On the AZ Bar Commission on Women and Minorities, AZ Ass. of Defense Counsel Rating: 0 |
| MAHONEY, Margaret R.* Criminal Independent Hull appointee - 2002 Former attorney in commercial litigation Rating: |
| MANGUM, J. Kenneth Civil UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Mofford or Symington appointee - 1991 Former JAG attorney Reputable attorneys consider him a decent judge Rating: |
| MARTIN, Daniel Family Court UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Napolitano appointee - 2007 Former attorney in private practice Rating: 0 |
| MCCLENNEN, Crane* Juvenile Democrat Symington appointee - 1997 Former prosecutor Prolife Wrote books on Evidence, more of an academic Left wing blog Netroots says he is tough on crime The only judge the Commission on Judicial Review recommended not retaining in 2008. We got the full scoop on it. The Judicial Performance Review Commission gave him a poor rating because he received poor reviews from criminal defense attorneys. As an academic expert on trials, he doesn't put up with sloppily prepared attorneys. He takes time to educate them on procedure, which can back up his calendar. Considered possibly the smartest judge on the bench. Ends up ruling tough on crime and conservatively because he rules in favor of the best presented case, not emotional arguments or hastily made decisions not made on the full facts. Rating: 9 |
| MCMURDIE, Paul* Special Assignment Democrat Napolitano appointee - 2006 Former prosecutor He is tough on crime. Former homicide prosecutor. Rating: 8 |
| MCNALLY, Colleen* Presiding Family Hull appointee - 2001 Considered soft on crime Former prosecutor and public defender Rating: 0 |
| MCVEY, Michael R.* Family Republican Symington appointee - 1993 Prolife Formerly worked at the AG's office Rating: 9 |
| MILES, Linda H.* Family Hull appointee - 2001 Former attorney in private practice Reputable attorneys have a mixed opinion of her Rating: |
| MILES, Robert* Family Napolitano appointee - 2005 Reputable attorneys have a mixed opinion of him Former attorney in private practice Rating: |
| MROZ, Rosa Criminal UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Napolitano appointee - 2004 Former government attorney Reputable attorneys say she is very liberal Rating: 0 |
| MYERS, Sam Civil UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Napolitano appointee - 2007 Former legislative intern to Democrat Senator Dennis DeConcini Former prosecutor Rating: 3 |
| NORRIS, Benjamin Juvenile UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Democrat Napolitano appointee - 2008 Formely in private practice and litigation for the US District Attorney Rating: |
| O'CONNOR, Karen L. Probate/Mental Health Presiding Judge UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Hull appointee - 2000 Considered fair Former prosecutor Rating: 10 |
| OBERBILLIG, Robert* Civil Hull appointee - 1998 Formerly on board of directors, Arizona Association of Defense Counsel Fellow, left wing Arizona Bar Foundation Left wing blog Netroots says he turned out to be more liberal than Governor Hull expected Rating: 0 |
| PADILLA, Jose* Family Almost certain he is a Democrat Napolitano appointee - 2005 Active in radical leftist hispanic group La Raza during law school Former nurse Rating: 0 PALMER, David Family Brewer appointee - 2009 Former prosecutor |
| PINEDA, Susanna Family Court UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Napolitano appointee - 2007 Appears to be a RINO Formerly worked at the AG's office One reputable prosecutor who regularly appears in front of Pineda does not believe she is liberal. Rating: |
| POTTS, Karen* Family Napolitano appointee - 2006 Former Vice President, the far left Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest Formerly worked at the AG's office and in private practice Worked on AZ Bar disciplinary issues Appears to be a Republican, prolife, and socially conservative Rating: |
| RAYES, Douglas Civil UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Hull appointee - 2000 Considered soft on crime Former JAG attorney Rating: 0 |
| REA, John Associate Presiding Family Court UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Democrat Napolitano appointee - 2004 Former staff attorney for the AZ Supreme Court Rating: |
| REINSTEIN, Peter Family UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Hull appointee - 1999 Former prosecutor Rating: 10 |
| RONAN, Emmet J. Presiding Southeast/Family UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Democrat Hull appointee - 2000 Former criminal defense attorney - public defender Defended some of the most heinous criminals in the state Rating: |
| RYAN, Timothy J.* Associate Presiding Criminal Judge Democrat Former criminal defense attorney - public defender, and prosecutor Has a very liberal reputation on the bench Has a poor record of enforcing Prop. 100, no bail for illegal immigrants who commit serious crimes Prolife Rating: 3 |
| SANDERS, Teresa A.* Criminal Democrat Hull appointee - 2001 Former prosecutor Considered tough on crime Rating: |
| STEINLE, III, Roland J.* Special Assignment/Criminal Republican Hull appointee - 2001 Former criminal defense attorney - public defender Active in criminal defense organizations Left wing blog Netroots says he is biased towards criminal defense Reputable attorneys say he does a lousy job Rating: 2 |
| STEPHENS, Sherry K.* Family Hull appointee - 2001 Formerly worked at AG's office Considered middle of the road when it comes to sentencing, but is pleasant to appear in front of Rating: |
| TALAMANTE, David M. Juvenile UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Independent Hull appointee - 1999 Formerly worked for AG's office and left wing community legal services Considered somewhat fair, middle of the road, not biased towards criminal defense but not considered a tough sentencer Rating: THOMPSON, Peter Juvenile Brewer appointee - 2010 Former police attorney and military reservist |
| THUMMA, Samuel Juvenile UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Napolitano appointee - 2007 Former law clerk for liberal Democrat AZ Chief Justice Stanley G. Feldman Member, Diversity Task Force and Ethics Committee, State Bar of Arizona Has a reputation for attacking attorneys and getting them in trouble Rating: 0 |
| UDALL, David K.* Criminal Republican Hull appointee - 2001 Former prosecutor Considered a somewhat tough sentencer Rating: |
| VERDIN, Maria del Mar Criminal UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Hull appointee - 1999 Former criminal defense attorney - public defender |
| WARNER, Randall Family UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Democrat Napolitano appointee - 2007 Former law clerk to liberal AZ Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Zlaket State Bar of Arizona, Editorial Committee, left wing Arizona Attorney Magazine Arizona Association of Defense Counsel Circulated anti-marriage petitions for Napolitano and was rewarded with a judgeship for it Rating: 0 |
| WELTY, Joseph C. Family UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Democrat Napolitano appointee - 2007 Former prosecutor Rating: |
| WHITTEN, Christopher* Criminal Democrat Napolitano appointee - 2006 Former prosecutor and private practice Rating: |
| WILLETT, Eileen Juvenile Presiding Judge UP FOR RETENTION ELECTION Hull appointee - 1999 Former attorney in private practice Rating: 10 |
