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Arizona Supreme Court
The highest court in Arizona. Who sits on it, how they got there and how long their terms run.
Assisted appointment (governor-controlled commission)How justices are chosenA nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
6 yearsTerm length
7Sitting justices
1912Founded
No public decision data available for this court. There is no free, consistently coded source of how each state justice votes in cases, so this site doesn't score state judges.
Justices
Ann Timmer
Chief Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: 2012
Appointed by Janice Kay Brewer (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
James P. Beene
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: 2019
Appointed by Doug Ducey (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Clint Bolick
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 5, 2016
Appointed by Doug Ducey (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Maria Elena Cruz
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: February 3, 2025
Appointed by Katie Hobbs (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Kathryn Hackett King
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: July 8, 2021
Appointed by Doug Ducey (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
John Lopez IV
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: 2017
Appointed by Doug Ducey (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Bill Montgomery
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: September 9, 2019
Appointed by Doug Ducey (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Source: Ballotpedia, Arizona Supreme Court (retrieved Oct 26, 2026). “Party as listed” is Ballotpedia’s label; many state justices are officially nonpartisan. Photos from each justice’s Ballotpedia page (or Wikimedia Commons where Ballotpedia has none). Click a name for a short profile.