Become part of the movement for unbiased, accessible election information. Donate today.
Erin O'Brien Otis
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.
Elections
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
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]
See also
- Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2018)
- Courts in Arizona
- Arizona Superior Courts
- Maricopa County, Arizona
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Judicial Performance Review, "Judicial Report: 2018 Maricopa County Judges," accessed October 24, 2018
- ↑ Arizona Capitol Times, "Ducey appoints 3 new judges to fill Superior Court vacancies," September 27, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Arizona," archived October 2, 2014
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
