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Michael Gordon (Arizona)
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2029
Michael Gordon is a judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Gordon ran for re-election for judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona. He won in the retention election on November 5, 2024.
Gordon was appointed to the court by Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) in October 2005.[1]
Biography
Michael Gordon received an undergraduate degree from Arizona State University and a J.D. from the University of Arizona College of Law. He worked as a trial and appellate counsel for the Federal Public Defender's Office in Phoenix. Gordon had also worked as an associate attorney for Quarles & Brady, an assistant professor of law at the University of Mississippi School of Law, a visiting associate professor of law at the civil law school clinic of Arizona State University, and adjunct professor at Arizona State University's College of Law and the University of Arizona's College of Law, as an associate at Lewis & Roca.[2]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2024)
Maricopa County Superior Court, Michael Gordon's seat
Michael Gordon was retained to the Maricopa County Superior Court on November 5, 2024 with 75.3% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
75.3
|
918,449 | ||
No |
24.7
|
300,991 | |||
Total Votes |
1,219,440 | ||||
|
|
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Gordon in this election.
2020
Maricopa County Superior Court, Michael Gordon's seat
Michael Gordon was retained to the Maricopa County Superior Court on November 3, 2020 with 74.0% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
74.0
|
928,165 | ||
No |
26.0
|
325,789 | |||
Total Votes |
1,253,954 | ||||
|
|
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, Michael Gordon Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Michael Gordon | 71.16% | |
| 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
Gordon was retained with 67.92 percent of the vote in the general election on November 6, 2012.[4][5]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michael Gordon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Michael Gordon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ AZCentral, "Arizona governors' judicial appointments," accessed October 16, 2020
- ↑ Maricopa County Court 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
