Patricia Starr
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2014 - Present
2029
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Patricia Starr is a judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona. She assumed office in 2014. Her current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Starr ran for re-election for judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona. She won in the retention election on November 5, 2024.
Starr was initially appointed in March 2014 by Gov. Jan Brewer (R).[1]
From 2011 until being appointed judge, Starr had served as a commissioner on the superior court.
Biography
Patricia Starr received both a B.S. in health sciences and a J.D. from Arizona State University in 1987 and 1992, graduating magna cum laude in both. She began her legal career as a clerk to Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Lankford (1992–1993). Starr then alternated between roles as deputy county attorney in Maricopa County (1993–2002, 2003–2005) and assistant attorney general for the Attorney General of Arizona (2002–2003, 2005–2008).
Starr became a capital staff attorney for the Arizona Death Penalty Judicial Assistance Project (2008–2011), until she was appointed commissioner on the superior court.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2024)
Maricopa County Superior Court, Patricia Starr's seat
Patricia Starr was retained to the Maricopa County Superior Court on November 5, 2024 with 74.8% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
74.8
|
911,836 | ||
No |
25.2
|
306,704 | |||
Total Votes |
1,218,540 | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Starr in this election.
2020
Maricopa County Superior Court, Patricia Starr's seat
Patricia Starr was retained to the Maricopa County Superior Court on November 3, 2020 with 78.3% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
78.3
|
980,218 | ||
No |
21.7
|
271,712 | |||
Total Votes |
1,251,930 | ||||
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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.[2]
| Maricopa County Superior Court, Patricia Starr Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Patricia Starr | 74.58% | |
| 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. | ||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Patricia Starr did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Patricia Starr did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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
