Supreme Court Justice Applicants

May 26, 2009

17 lawyers have applied for the vacancy created by the retirement of Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Ruth McGregor, center. (Photo courtesy: ASU)

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( Phoenix, AZ ) 17 Lawyers have applied for the vacant position with Supreme Court Chief Justice Ruth McGregor retiring next month. KJZZ's Paul Atkinson looks at the process to replace her.

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Applicants for Upcoming Arizona Supreme Court Vacancy

Name	County	Title	Years in	Age	Sex	Race/	Political
			Current Job			Ethnicity	Party
Eddward Ballinger Jr.	Maricopa	Superior Court Judge	11	55	male	white	Republican
Robert Brutinel	Yavapai	Superior Court Judge	13	51	male	white	Republican
Kent Canttani	Maricopa	Assist. AZ Attorney General	18	51	male	white	Republican
Norman Davis	Maricopa	Superior Court Judge	14	59	male	white	Republican
Philip Espinosa	Pima	AZ Court of Appeals	17	56	male	Hispanic	Republican
John Gemmill	Maricopa	AZ Court of Appeals	8	60	male	white	Republican
Philip Hall	Yuma	AZ Court of Appeals	8	53	male	white	Republican
Lisa Hauser	Maricopa	Private Practice	11	53	female	white	Republican
Wallace Hoggart	Cochise	Superior Court Judge	13	53	male	white	Republican
Rober Houser Jr.	Maricopa	Superior Court Judge	7	60	male	white	Republican
Diane Johnsen	Maricopa	AZ Court of Appeals	2.5	55	female	white	Democrat
Stephen Lesher	Pima	Private Practice	31	55	male	white	Republican
John Pelander III	Pima	AZ Court of Appeals	14	58	male	white	Republican
Jose Robles	Pima	Private Practice	18	53	male	Hispanic	Democrat
Thomas Ryan	Maricopa	Private Practice	26	52	male	white	Republican
Ann Scott Timmer	Maricopa	AZ Court of Appeals	9	48	female	white	Republican
Lawrence Winthrop	Maricopa	AZ Court of Appeals	7	57	male	white	Republican