In this interview, Bolden discussed her nontraditional path to the bench and her mission to leave the door open for others ...

The appointment of Maria Elena Cruz broadens the racial, geographic and political diversity of the seven-member, Republican-dominated court.

Supreme Court ... justices Samuel Alito and Amy Coney Barrett were both asked about where they stand on birthright citizenship during their 2006 and 2020 confirmation hearings, respectively.

Maria Elena Cruz becomes the first Latina and Black justice on Arizona's Supreme Court, reflecting the state's growing ...

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 ... on appointing a justice who will ...

Since the establishment of the Arizona Supreme Court in 1912, none of the 49 past or present justices have identified as Black ... have ruled in recent years on cases concerning several hot ...