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Cynthia Bailey (Arizona)
2020 - Present
2029
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Cynthia Bailey is a judge for Division One of the Arizona Court of Appeals. She assumed office on April 24, 2020. Her current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Bailey ran for re-election for the Division One judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals. She won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
Bailey was appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals by Governor Doug Ducey (R) on April 24, 2020, to replace Diane Johnsen.[1]
Education
Bailey earned her B.S. from Arizona State University in 1988 and her J.D. from the Arizona State University, College of Law in 1992.[2]
Career
- 2020-Present: Judge, Arizona Court of Appeals
- 2012-2020: Judge, Maricopa County Superior Court
- 2010-2011: Commissioner, Maricopa County Superior Court
- 2007-2010: Deputy county attorney, Maricopa County Attorney's Office
- 2002-2006: Attorney in private practice
- 1997-2001: Attorney, Arizona State Senate Rules
- 1993-1997: Prosecutor, Maricopa County Attorney's Office and Grant County Prosecutor's Office[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Arizona intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One (Maricopa County), Cynthia Bailey's seat
Cynthia Bailey was retained to Division One of the Arizona Court of Appeals on November 8, 2022 with 62.0% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
62.0
|
617,844 | ||
No |
38.0
|
378,617 | |||
Total Votes |
996,461 | ||||
|
|
2018
Maricopa County Superior Court, Cynthia Bailey's seat
Cynthia Bailey was retained to the Maricopa County Superior Court on November 6, 2018 with 74.0% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
74.0
|
589,822 | ||
No |
26.0
|
206,840 | |||
Total Votes |
796,662 | ||||
|
|
Selection method
The 174 judges of the Arizona Superior Court are selected in one of two ways:
- In counties with a population exceeding 250,000, judges are selected through the merit selection method. (Only Pima, Pinal, and Maricopa counties currently subscribe to this method, though the constitution provides for other counties to adopt merit selection through ballot initiative). After appointment, judges serve for two years and then must run in a yes-no retention election in the next general election. If retained, judges will go on to serve a four-year term.[3]
- In the state's other 13 counties, judges run in partisan primaries followed by nonpartisan general elections. Interim vacancies are filled through gubernatorial appointment, and newly appointed judges must run in the next general election.[3]
The chief judge of each superior court is chosen by the state supreme court. He or she serves in that capacity for the remainder of their four-year term.[3]
2014
Bailey was retained to the Maricopa County Superior Court with 74.0 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [4]
Evaluation
The Judicial Performance Review Commission provides Arizona voters with an evaluation of each judge up for retention. The commission votes on whether a candidate meets or does not meet the JPR standards. Each judge is assessed on their legal ability, integrity, communication skills, judicial temperament and administrative performance.[5]
The commission voted that Bailey met the JPR standards. The vote was 29-0 in favor of retention.[4]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Cynthia Bailey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Arizona Court of Appeals Division One (Maricopa County) |
Footnotes
- ↑ Office of the Governor Doug Ducey, "Governor Ducey Appoints Cynthia Bailey To The Arizona Court of Appeals," April 24, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbio - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Arizona," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Arizona Judicial Performance Review, "Judicial Report: 2014," accessed October 2, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Courts: Judicial Performance Review, "Judicial Performance Standards," accessed September 30, 2014
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