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Margaret R. Mahoney
Margaret R. Mahoney was a judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona. She assumed office in 2002. She left office on June 17, 2022.
Mahoney ran for re-election for judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona. She won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.
Mahoney was appointed to the court by Gov. Jane Dee Hull in July 2002.[1]
Biography
Mahoney received her undergraduate degree from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College and her J.D. from Boston College. She worked in private practice with the firms of Bryan Cave LLP and Evans, Kitchel & Jenckes.[2]
Awards and associations
- Sandra Day O’Connor Inn of Court
- Arizona Women Lawyers Association
- Past member, Arizona State Bar Civil Practice and Procedure Committee
- Chairperson, Arizona State Bar Fee Arbitration Committee[2]
Elections
2020
Maricopa County Superior Court, Margaret R. Mahoney's seat
Margaret R. Mahoney was retained to the Maricopa County Superior Court on November 3, 2020 with 72.9% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
72.9
|
915,870 | ||
No |
27.1
|
340,894 | |||
Total Votes |
1,256,764 | ||||
|
|
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.[3]
| Maricopa County Superior Court, Margaret R. Mahoney Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Margaret R. Mahoney | 73.95% | |
| 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
Mahoney was retained with 69.42 percent of the vote in the general election on November 6, 2012.[4][5]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Margaret R. Mahoney did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ AZCentral, "Arizona governors' judicial appointments," accessed October 16, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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
