List of justices of the Arizona Supreme Court

This is a list of persons who have served as justices of the Arizona Supreme Court.

Arizona Supreme Court justices

# Justice Born–died Began term Ended term Term(s) as
chief justice		 Term(s) as vice
chief justice		 Party Appointed by Reason for termination
1 Alfred Franklin 1871–? February 14, 1912 November 13, 1918 1912–1914
1917		 — D[1] elected resignation
2 Donald L. Cunningham 1866–1947 February 14, 1912 January 4, 1921 1918–1920 — D[1] elected term expiration
3 Henry D. Ross 1861–1945 February 14, 1912 February 9, 1945 1915–1916
1921–1922
1927–1928
1933–1934
1939–1940
1945–1945		 — D[1] elected death
4 John Wilson Ross 1863–1945 November 13, 1918 January 6, 1919 — — D[2] Hunt (D) term expiration
5 Albert C. Baker 1845–1921 January 6, 1919 August 31, 1921 — — D[3] elected death
6 Archibald G. McAlister 1873–1950 January 4, 1921 January 1, 1945 1923–1926
1931–1932
1937–1938
1943–1944		 — D[4] elected term expiration
7 Edward Flanigan 1874–1932 September 28, 1921 January 1, 1923 — — R[5] Campbell (R) term expiration
8 Frank H. Lyman 1863–1957 January 1, 1923 January 1, 1925 — — D[6] elected term expiration
9 Alfred C. Lockwood 1875–1951 January 5, 1925 January 4, 1943 1929–1930
1935–1936
1941–1942		 — D[7] elected term expiration
10 Rawghlie Clement Stanford 1879–1963 January 4, 1943 January 3, 1955 1945–1948
1953–1953		 — D[8] elected term expiration
11 Arthur T. LaPrade 1895–1957 January 1, 1945 June 30, 1957 1949–1950
1955–1956		 — D[9] elected death
12 Joseph H. Morgan 1884–1967 February 13, 1945 January 6, 1947 — — D[10] Osborn (D) term expiration
13 Levi Stewart Udall 1891–1960 January 6, 1947 May 30, 1960 1951–1952
1957–1958		 — D[11] elected death
14 Evo Anton DeConcini 1901–1986 January 3, 1949 January 5, 1953 — — D[12] elected term expiration
15 Marlin T. Phelps 1881–1964 January 4, 1949 January 3, 1961 1954–1954
1959–1959		 — D[12] elected term expiration
16 Dudley W. Windes 1888–1972 January 5, 1953[13] January 5, 1959 — — D[14] elected term expiration
17 Fred C. Struckmeyer Jr. 1912–1992 January 3, 1955 January 4, 1982 1960–1961
1966–1966
1971–1971
1980–1981		 1965
1970
1975–1979		 D[15] elected mandatory retirement
18 J. Mercer Johnson 1906–1988 September 16, 1957 September 8, 1960 — — D[16] McFarland (D) resignation
19 Charles C. Bernstein 1904–1976 January 5, 1959 January 2, 1969 1962–1963
1967–1967		 1961
1966		 D[17] elected lost election
20 Jesse Addison Udall 1893–1980 June 15, 1960 January 15, 1972 1964–1964
1969–1969		 1962–1963
1968
1972		 R[18] Fannin (R) resignation
21 Robert O. Lesher 1921–2005 September 20, 1960 December 11, 1960 — — R[19] Fannin (R) lost election
22 Renz L. Jennings 1899–1983 December 12, 1960 August 5, 1964 — — D[19] elected resignation
23 Lorna E. Lockwood 1903–1977 January 3, 1961[20] September 15, 1975 1965–1965
1970–1970		 1964
1969		 D[19] elected resignation
24 Edward W. Scruggs 1903–1974 August 5, 1964 January 3, 1965 — — R[21] Fannin (R) lost election
25 Ernest McFarland 1894–1984 January 4, 1965 January 4, 1971 1968 1967 D[22] elected term expiration
26 Jack D. H. Hays 1917–1995 January 4, 1969 January 5, 1987 1972–1974 1971 R[23] elected resignation
27 James Duke Cameron 1925–2003 January 4, 1971 February 1, 1992 1975–1979 1972–1974 R[24] elected resignation
28 William A. Holohan 1928–2010 January 17, 1972 January 2, 1989 1982–1987 1980–1981 R[25] Williams (R) resignation
29 Frank Gordon Jr. 1929–2020 September 16, 1975 January 6, 1992 1987–1992 1982–1986 D[26] Castro (D) resignation
30 Stanley G. Feldman 1933–present January 19, 1982 December 10, 2002 1992–1997 1987–1991 D[27] Babbitt (D) resignation
31 James Moeller 1933–2019 March 13, 1987 January 31, 1998 — 1992–1996 R[28] Mecham (R) resignation
32 Robert J. Corcoran 1934–2010 January 5, 1989 February 29, 1996 — — D[29] Mofford (D) resignation
33 Thomas A. Zlaket 1941–present February 3, 1992 April 30, 2002 1997–2002 1996–1997 R[30] Symington (R) resignation
34 Frederick J. Martone 1943–present February 28, 1992 January 30, 2002 — — R[31] Symington (R) elevation to D. Ariz.
35 Charles E. Jones 1935–2018 April 26, 1996 June 10, 2005 2002–2005 1997–2002 R[32] Symington (R) mandatory retirement
36 Ruth McGregor 1943–present January 28, 1998 June 30, 2009 2005–2009 2002–2005 D[33] Hull (R) resignation
37 Rebecca White Berch 1955–present March 13, 2002 September 28, 2015 2009–2014 2005–2009 R[34] Hull (R) resignation
38 Michael D. Ryan 1945–2012 May 22, 2002 August 6, 2010 — — R[34] Hull (R) resignation
39 Andrew D. Hurwitz 1947–present January 27, 2003 June 26, 2012 — 2009–2012 D[34] Napolitano (D) elevation to 9th Cir.
40 Scott Bales 1956–present June 16, 2005 August 1, 2019 2014–2019 2012–2014 D[35] Napolitano (D) resignation
41 John Pelander 1951–present July 28, 2009 February 28, 2019 — 2014–2018 R[36] Brewer (R) resignation
42 Robert M. Brutinel 1958–present November 22, 2010 incumbent 2019–present 2018–2019 R[37] Brewer (R) —
43 Ann Timmer 1960–present October 12, 2012 incumbent — 2019–present R[38] Brewer (R) —
44 Clint Bolick 1957–present January 6, 2016 incumbent — — I[39][40] Ducey (R) —
45 Andrew Gould 1963–present January 6, 2017 March 31, 2021 — — R[41] Ducey (R) resignation
46 John Lopez IV 1968–present January 6, 2017 incumbent — — R[41] Ducey (R) —
47 James Beene 1965–present June 17, 2019 incumbent — — R[42] Ducey (R) —
48 Bill Montgomery 1967–present August 4, 2019 incumbent — — R[43] Ducey (R) —
49 Kathryn Hackett King 1980–present July 8, 2021 incumbent — — R[44] Ducey (R) —

Chief justices and vice chief justices

Each January, the justices select a chief and vice chief justice.[45]

Chief Justice
Franklin January 1912 – December 1914
H. Ross January 1915 – December 1916
Franklin January 1917 – December 1917
Cunningham January 1918 – December 1920
H. Ross January 1921 – December 1922
McAlister January 1923 – December 1926
H. Ross January 1927 – December 1928
A. Lockwood January 1929 – December 1930
McAlister January 1931 – December 1932
H. Ross January 1933 – December 1934
A. Lockwood January 1935 – December 1936
McAlister January 1937 – December 1938
H. Ross January 1939 – December 1940
A. Lockwood January 1941 – December 1942
McAlister January 1943 – December 1944
H. Ross January 1945 – February 1945
Stanford February 1945 – December 1948
LaPrade January 1949 – December 1950
L. Udall January 1951 – December 1952
Stanford January 1953 – December 1953
Phelps January 1954 – December 1954
LaPrade January 1955 – December 1956
L. Udall January 1957 – December 1958
Phelps January 1959 – December 1959
Struckmeyer Jr. January 1960 – December 1961
Bernstein January 1962 – December 1963
J. Udall January 1964 – December 1964
L. Lockwood January 1965 – December 1965
Struckmeyer Jr. January 1966 – December 1966
Bernstein January 1967 – December 1967
McFarland January 1968 – December 1968
J. Udall January 1969 – December 1969
L. Lockwood January 1970 – December 1970
Struckmeyer Jr. January 1971 – December 1971
Hays January 1972 – December 1974
Cameron January 1975 – December 1979
Struckmeyer Jr. January 1980 – December 1981
Holohan January 1982 – January 1987
Gordon Jr. January 1987 – January 1992
Feldman January 1992 – January 1997
Zlaket January 1997 – January 2002
Jones January 2002 – June 2005
McGregor June 2005 – June 2009
Berch July 2009 – June 2014
Bales July 2014 – June 2019
Brutinel July 2019 – present
Vice Chief Justice
Bernstein 1961
J. Udall 1962 – 1963
L. Lockwood 1964
Struckmeyer Jr. 1965
Bernstein 1966
McFarland 1967
J. Udall 1968
L. Lockwood 1969
Struckmeyer Jr. 1970
Hays 1971
J. Udall January 1972
Beene 1972 – 1974
Struckmeyer Jr. 1975 – 1979
Holohan 1980 – 1981
Lyman 1982 – 1986
Feldman 1987 – 1991
Moeller 1992 – 1996
Zlaket 1996 – January 1997
Jones January 1997 – January 2002
McGregor January 2002 – June 2005
Berch June 2005 – June 2009
Hurwitz July 2009 – June 2012
Bales June 2012 – June 2014
J. Ross June 2014 – January 2018
Brutinel January 2018 – June 2019
Timmer July 2019 – present

Succession of seats

Seat 1
Seat established 1912
Franklin Democratic 1912–1918
J. Ross Democratic 1918–1919
Baker Democratic 1919–1921
Flanigan Republican 1921–1923
Lyman Democratic 1923–1925
A. Lockwood Democratic 1925–1943
Stanford Democratic 1943–1955
Struckmeyer Jr. Democratic 1955–1982
Feldman Democratic 1982–2002
Hurwitz Democratic 2003–2012
Timmer Republican 2012–present
Seat 2
Seat established 1912
Cunningham Democratic 1912–1921
McAlister Democratic 1921–1945
LaPrade Democratic 1945–1957
Johnson Democratic 1957–1960
Lesher Republican 1960
Jennings Democratic 1960–1964
Scruggs Republican 1964–1965
McFarland Democratic 1965–1971
Cameron Republican 1971–1992
Martone Republican 1992–2001
Berch Republican 2002–2015
Bolick Independent 2016–present
Seat 3
Seat established 1912
H. Ross Democratic 1912–1945
Morgan Democratic 1945–1947
L. Udall Democratic 1946–1960
J. Udall Republican 1960–1972
Holohan Republican 1972–1989
Corcoran Democratic 1989–1996
Jones Republican 1996–2005
Bales Democratic 2005–2019
Montgomery Republican 2019–present

Seat 4
Seat established 1949
DeConcini Democratic 1949–1953
Windes Democratic 1953–1959
Bernstein Democratic 1959–1969
Hays Republican 1969–1987
Moeller Republican 1987–1998
McGregor Democratic 1998–2009
Pelander Republican 2009–2019
Beene Republican 2019–present
Seat 5
Seat established 1949
Phelps Democratic 1949–1961
L. Lockwood Democratic 1961–1975
Gordon Jr. Democratic 1975–1992
Zlaket Republican 1992–2002
Ryan Republican 2002–2010
Brutinel Republican 2010–present
Seat 6
Seat established 2016
Gould Republican 2016–2021
King Republican 2021–present
Seat 7
Seat established 2016
Lopez IV Republican 2016–present

Arizona Territorial Supreme Court justices

Two additional appointees were confirmed by the U.S. Senate to the territorial supreme court, but declined their appointments: John Noble Goodwin in 1863 and Marshall H. Williams in 1894.[46]

# Justice State Born–died Began term
(oath of office)		 Ended term Term as
chief justice		 Appointed by Reason for termination
1 William F. Turner IA 1816–1899 December 29, 1863 April 18, 1870 1863–1870 Lincoln (R)
A. Johnson (D)		 removal
2 Joseph P. Allyn CT 1833–1869 December 29, 1863 July 1867 — Lincoln (R) term expiration
3 William Thompson Howell MI 1810–1870 December 29, 1863 June 11, 1864 — Lincoln (R) resignation
4 Henry T. Backus MI 1809–1877 December 26, 1865 1869 — Lincoln (R) term expiration
5 Harley High Cartter ID 1810–1874 July 1867 August 29, 1869 — A. Johnson (D) removal
6 Isham Reavis NE 1836–1914 August 29, 1869 April 12, 1872 — Grant (R) resignation
7 John Titus PA 1812–1876 October 30, 1869 July 6, 1874 1870–1874 Grant (R) term expiration
8 Charles Austin Tweed CA 1813–1887 August 12, 1870 May 1878 — Grant (R) term expiration
9 DeForest Porter NE 1840–1889 April 12, 1872 June 7, 1882 — Grant (R)
Hayes (R)		 resignation
10 Edmund Francis Dunne DC 1835–1904 July 6, 1874 February 1, 1876 1874–1876 Grant (R) removal
11 C. G. W. French CA 1822–1891 February 1, 1876 May 20, 1884 1876–1884 Grant (R)
Hayes (R)		 term expiration
12 Charles Silent CA 1842–1918 May 1878 October 18, 1880 — Hayes (R) resignation
13 William Henry Stilwell NY 1849–1928 February 1881 September 2, 1882 — Garfield (R) removal
14 Daniel H. Pinney IL 1837–1921 July 1882 November 9, 1885 — Arthur (R) removal
15 Wilson W. Hoover CA c. 1849–1926 September 2, 1882 March 23, 1883 — Arthur (R) removal
16 A. W. Sheldon MD c. 1842–1884 May 15, 1883 January 31, 1884 — Arthur (R) death
17 William F. Fitzgerald MS 1846–1903 April 7, 1884 October 31, 1885 — Arthur (R) removal
18 Sumner Howard MI 1835–1902 May 20, 1884 November 9, 1885 1884–1885 Arthur (R) resignation
19 William H. Barnes IL 1843–1904 October 31, 1885 November 2, 1889 — Cleveland (D) term expiration
20 John C. Shields MI 1848–1892 November 9, 1885 June 7, 1886 1885–1886 Cleveland (D) nomination rejection
21 William Wood Porter CA 1826–1907 November 9, 1885 August 1889 — Cleveland (D) removal
22 James Henry Wright MO 1838–1905 March 19, 1887 May 7, 1890 1887–1890 Cleveland (D) removal
23 Joseph Henry Kibbey AZ 1853–1924 August 1889 May 2, 1893 — B. Harrison (R) removal
24 Richard Elihu Sloan AZ 1857–1933 November 2, 1889 June 1, 1894 — B. Harrison (R) term expiration
25 Henry C. Gooding IN 1838–1913 May 7, 1890 May 24, 1893 1890–1893 B. Harrison (R) resignation
26 Edmund W. Wells AZ 1846–1938 March 5, 1891 March 6, 1893 — B. Harrison (R) resignation
27 John J. Hawkins AZ 1855–1935 April 19, 1893 July 19, 1897 — Cleveland (D) term expiration
28 Owen Thomas Rouse AZ 1843–1919 May 2, 1893 July 20, 1897 — Cleveland (D) removal
29 Albert C. Baker AZ 1845–1921 May 24, 1893 July 20, 1897 1893–1897 Cleveland (D) term expiration
30 Joseph D. Bethune AZ 1842–1912 June 1, 1894 August 10, 1897 — Cleveland (D) removal
31 Richard Elihu Sloan AZ 1857–1933 July 19, 1897 May 1, 1909 — McKinley (R)
T. Roosvelt (R)		 elevation to governor
32 Hiram Truesdale AZ 1860–1897 July 20, 1897 October 28, 1897 1897 McKinley (R) death
33 Fletcher Morris Doan AZ 1846–1924 July 20, 1897 February 14, 1912 — McKinley (R)
T. Roosevelt (R)
Taft (R)		 court abolition
34 George Russell Davis AZ 1861–1933 August 10, 1897 March 31, 1905 — McKinley (R)
T. Roosvelt (R)		 resignation
35 Webster Street AZ 1846–1908 November 15, 1897 March 21, 1902 1897–1902 McKinley (R) term expiration
36 Edward Kent Jr. CO 1862–1916 March 21, 1902 February 14, 1912 1902–1912 T. Roosevelt (R)
Taft (R)		 court abolition
37 John H. Campbell AZ 1868–1928 March 22, 1905 February 14, 1912 — T. Roosevelt (R)
Taft (R)		 court abolition
38 Eugene A. Tucker NE 1856–1942 April 1, 1905 October 13, 1905 — T. Roosevelt (R) resignation
39 Frederick S. Nave AZ 1873–1912 November 17, 1905 April 1, 1909 — T. Roosevelt (R) resignation
40 Ernest W. Lewis AZ 1875–1927 May 22, 1909 February 14, 1912 — Taft (R) court abolition
41 Edward M. Doe AZ 1850–1919 May 27, 1909 February 14, 1912 — Taft (R) court abolition

Succession of seats

Chief Justice
Seat established 1863
Turner IA 1863–1870
Titus PA 1870–1874
Dunne DC 1874–1876
French CA 1876–1884
Howard MI 1884–1885
Shields MI 1885–1886
Wright MO 1887–1890
Gooding IN 1890–1893
Baker AZ 1893–1897
Truesdale AZ 1897
Street AZ 1897–1902
Kent Jr. CO 1902–1912
Seat eliminated 1912 upon statehood
Seat 2
Seat established 1863
Allyn CT 1863–1867
Cartter ID 1867–1869
Reavis NE 1869–1872
D. Porter NE 1872–1882
Pinney IL 1882–1885
W. Porter CA 1885–1889
Kibbey AZ 1889–1893
Rouse AZ 1893–1897
Doan AZ 1897–1912
Seat eliminated 1912 upon statehood
Seat 3
Seat established 1863
Howell MI 1863–1864
Backus MI 1865–1869
Titus PA 1869–1870
Tweed CA 1870–1878
Silent CA 1878–1880
Stilwell NY 1881–1882
Hoover CA 1882–1883
Sheldon MD 1883–1884
Fitzgerald MS 1884–1885
Barnes IL 1885–1889
Sloan AZ 1889–1894
Bethune AZ 1894–1897
Davis AZ 1897–1905
Tucker NE 1905
Nave AZ 1905–1909
Lewis AZ 1909–1912
Seat eliminated 1912 upon statehood
Seat 4
Seat established 1891
Wells AZ 1891–1893
Hawkins AZ 1893–1897
Sloan AZ 1897–1909
Doe AZ 1909–1912
Seat eliminated 1912 upon statehood
Seat 5
Seat established 1905
Campbell AZ 1905–1912
Seat eliminated 1912 upon statehood

Sources

  • Arizona Supreme Court Justices
  • Arizona Constitution, Article VI
  • Arizona Judicial Branch

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