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Erin O'Brien Otis

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Erin O'Brien Otis

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Prior offices
Maricopa County Superior Court Criminal Division

Erin O'Brien Otis was a judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court Criminal Division in Arizona. O'Brien Otis left office in 2020.

O'Brien Otis ran for re-election for judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona. O'Brien Otis won in the retention election on November 6, 2018.

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Elections

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2018)

Maricopa County Superior Court, Erin O'Brien Otis' seat

Erin O'Brien Otis was retained to the Maricopa County Superior Court on November 6, 2018 with 74.3% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
Yes
 
74.3
 
571,480
No
 
25.7
 
197,597
Total Votes
769,077


Selection method

See also: Assisted appointment (judicial selection) and Nonpartisan elections

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]

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