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Paul McMurdie
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2016 - Present
2027
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Paul McMurdie is a judge for Division One of the Arizona Court of Appeals. He assumed office on October 17, 2016. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
McMurdie ran for re-election for the Division One judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals. He won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.
McMurdie was appointed to this court in October 2016 by Republican Governor Doug Ducey to succeed retiring Judge John Gemmill.[1]
McMurdie was previously a judge on the Maricopa County Superior Court, Arizona. He was appointed to that court in October 2005 and elected to full terms in 2008 and 2012.
Education
McMurdie received his bachelor's degree from Utah State University in 1982 and his J.D. from Arizona State University College of Law.
Career
McMurdie was an appeals and research division chief for the Maricopa County Attorney's Office and an assistant attorney general in the Arizona Attorney General's Office.[2]
Awards and associations
- Former board member, Association of Government Attorneys in Capital Litigation[2]
Elections
2020
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One (Maricopa County)
Paul McMurdie was retained to Division One of the Arizona Court of Appeals on November 3, 2020 with 74.5% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
74.5
|
999,481 | ||
No |
25.5
|
342,541 | |||
Total Votes |
1,342,022 | ||||
|
|
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] Judge McMurdie initially ran for retention in 2016 but ended his campaign after being appointed to a seat on the Arizona Court of Appeals in October 2016 by Republican Governor Doug Ducey.[1] He succeeded Judge John Gemmill, who retired on January 1, 2017.
2012
McMurdie was retained with 70.75 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
Paul McMurdie did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Arizona Court of Appeals Division One (Maricopa County) |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Office of the Governor, "Governor Ducey Appoints Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Paul McMurdie To The Arizona Court Of Appeals, Division One," October 17, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Maricopa 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
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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
