As a Superior Court judge in Yuma County, Maria Elena Cruz couldn’t go to the grocery store without running into a ...

Maria Elena Cruz was sworn in Feb. 3 as the newest Arizona Supreme Court justice. Cruz, appointed by Gov. Katie Hobbs, is the first Latina and Black justice on the court. She has served as a judge for ...

Maria Elena Cruz was sworn in Feb. 3 as the newest Arizona Supreme Court justice. Cruz, appointed by Gov. Katie Hobbs, is the first Latina and Black justice on the court. She has served as a judge ...

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the state Supreme Court. Cruz is an appeals court judge. She's the first Latina and first Black Arizonan to serve on the Arizona Supreme ...

PHOENIX – Maria Elena Cruz, who will be sworn in as the newest Arizona Supreme Court justice on Monday, didn’t set out to be a judge when she started her law career. “I thought that the work ...

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs announced the appointment of Judge Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court Wednesday. Once she is formally appointed to the state's highest court, she will be ...

Justice Maria Elena Cruz took an oath of office Monday to become the newest member of the Arizona Supreme Court. Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs administered the oath to Cruz, who restores the bench to ...

Today in AZ anchor Allison Rodriguez talks with new Justice Maria Elena Cruz. They talk about her history-making appointment and growing up in western Arizona. President Donald Trump paces the ...

Judge Maria Elena Cruz was sworn into the Arizona Supreme Court by Gov. Hobbs on Feb. 3, 2025. Eagles GM Howie Roseman after getting wounded by beer at Super Bowl parade: 'I bleed for this city ...