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Connie Contes
Connie Contes was a judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona. She was appointed by Gov. Jane D. Hull (R) in January 2002.[1] Contes ran for re-election for judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona. She won in the retention election on November 3, 2020. Contes retired from the court on June 30, 2021.[2]
Prior to her appointment as a judge of the superior court, Contes served as a judge pro tempore for the Gilbert Municipal Court from 1996 to 2000.
Biography
Contes received her undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1981 and her J.D. from the UCLA School of Law in 1984. In addition to her judicial positions, Contes has worked in the following roles:[3]
- 2000–2001: Attorney, Maricopa County Office of the Legal Defender
- 1992–2000: Attorney in private practice
- 1991–1992: Attorney, Kutak Rock
- 1984–1991: Attorney, Gallagher and Kennedy
Awards and associations
- Family Court Department Calendar Improvement Committee
- Maricopa County Bar Association
- Arizona Women Lawyers Association[3]
Elections
2020
Maricopa County Superior Court, Connie Contes's seat
Connie Contes was retained to the Maricopa County Superior Court on November 3, 2020 with 76.2% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
76.2
|
965,397 | ||
No |
23.8
|
301,361 | |||
Total Votes |
1,266,758 | ||||
|
|
2016
Arizona held elections for 80 superior court judgeships on November 8, 2016. Sixty-three of those seats were up for retention election. Three counties—Maricopa, Pima, and Pinal—use retention elections for their superior courts.[4]
| Maricopa County Superior Court, Connie Contes Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Connie Contes | 71.96% | |
| Source: Maricopa County, Arizona, "November 8, 2016 General Election," November 9, 2016 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
2012
Contes was retained with 60.47 percent of the vote in the general election on November 6, 2012.[5][6]
- See also: Arizona judicial elections, 2012
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Connie Contes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Maricopa County Bar Association, "Official Publication of the Maricopa County Bar Association," February 2002
- ↑ The Judicial Branch of Arizona Maricopa County, "Judge Connie Contes," accessed February 26, 2022
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Maricopa County Bio
- ↑ Arizona Commission on Judicial Performance Review, "JPR Vote Results: Vote Meeting," June 24, 2016
- ↑ Maricopa County 2012 Unofficial Election Results
- ↑ Arizona Courts, "Judicial Performance Review Commission Announces Official Performance Ratings for Judges," August 7, 2012
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Arizona • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Arizona
State courts:
Arizona Supreme Court • Arizona Court of Appeals • Arizona Superior Court • Arizona Justice Courts • Arizona Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Arizona • Arizona judicial elections • Judicial selection in Arizona
