Maria Elena Cruz, a state appeals court judge, is the first Latina and first Black Arizonan to serve on the state’s most ...

Gov. Katie Hobbs administered the oath to Cruz, who restores the bench to seven members after the retirement of Justice ...

Here's what Gov. Katie Hobbs said when she delivered her third State of the State address at the Arizona Capitol on Monday.

Gov. Katie Hobbs on Wednesday named Judge Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court, making her the first Latina and ...

Katie Hobbs has appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the ... “For many, this day is long overdue," Cruz said, standing with her husband, two adult children, parents and in-laws. "And so today, we ...

The Arizona Supreme Court now has seven justices after Maria Elena Cruz was sworn in on Feb. 3. She's a historical appointee, and we're learning more about her in a one-on-one interview.

Katie Hobbs brought her vow to try to restore “our Arizona Promise ... raising her children with her husband – as well as losing her home in the Great Recession and taking a second job as an Uber ...

Katie Hobbs laid out a vision Monday for the new ... She said she had been a working mother who raised two children with her husband and she knows the struggles families go through.