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Jay Polk
Jay Polk is a judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Polk ran for re-election for judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona. He won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
Polk was appointed in 2011 by Governor Jan Brewer to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Judge Ruth H. Hilliard.[1]
Biography
Education
Polk earned his A.B. from the University of Chicago in 1989 and his J.D. from Arizona State University in 1992.[2]
Career
- 2011-Present: Judge, Maricopa County Superior Court
- 2006-2011: Counsel, DeConcini McDonald Yetwin & Lacy, P.C.
- 2001-2011: Attorney/co-founder, Barron & Polk, P.L.L.C.
- 2002-2011: Judge pro tempore, Maricopa County Superior Court
- 1999-2011: Arizona licensed fiduciary
- 1999-2001: Attorney, Arnold and Polk, P.C.
- 1997-1999: Associate, O’Connor, Cavanagh, Anderson, Killingsworth & Beshears
- 1994-1997: Associate, Blunt & Associates, P.C.
- 1993-1994: Law clerk, Honorable E. G. Noyes, Jr., Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One
- 1992-1993: Law clerk, Honorable Robert D. Myers, Maricopa County Superior Court[2]
Awards and associations
Awards
- Eleanor ter Horst Award, Probate and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Arizona
- Leadership Award, Arizona Fiduciaries Association
- 2011: Craig C. Gordon Outstanding Arizona Chapter Member Award, Arizona Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
Associations
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Arizona Bar Association
- Member, Maricopa County Bar Association
- Member, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)
- 2004-2006: President, Council For Jews With Special Needs
- 1998-2007: Board member, Council For Jews With Special Needs[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2022)
Maricopa County Superior Court
Jay Polk was retained to the Maricopa County Superior Court on November 8, 2022 with 73.5% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
73.5
|
645,710 | ||
No |
26.5
|
232,924 | |||
Total Votes |
878,634 | ||||
|
|
2018
Maricopa County Superior Court, Jay Polk's seat
Jay Polk was retained to the Maricopa County Superior Court on November 6, 2018 with 71.5% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
71.5
|
548,351 | ||
No |
28.5
|
218,275 | |||
Total Votes |
766,626 | ||||
|
|
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
Polk was retained to the Maricopa County Superior Court with 67.7 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 Polk 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
Jay Polk did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Associated Press "Maricopa County Superior Court gets new judge," September 23, 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Judicial Branch of Arizona: Maricopa County, "Biography of Judge Jay Polk," accessed October 3, 2014
- ↑ 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
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
