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Robert James Higgins
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Robert James Higgins is the Democratic Division 2 judge on the Navajo County Superior Court in Arizona. He was initially appointed to the court by Gov. Jan Brewer (R) in February 2012. He won election to a full four-year term in 2012. Higgins won re-election in the general election on November 8, 2016.[1]
Biography
Higgins received an undergraduate degree from Santa Clara University in 1980, a master's degree from Arizona State University in 1988, and a J.D. from Santa Clara University Law School in 1994. Before joining the court, Higgins worked in the private practice and served as a deputy county attorney. Before receiving his law degree, Higgins was an English teacher.[1]
Awards and associations
- Pro bono work, White Mountain Apaches[1]
Elections
2016
Arizona held elections for 80 superior court judgeships on November 8, 2016. Seventeen of those seats were up for partisan election, including a primary contest on August 30, 2016. Only one partisan race saw more than one candidate file for the election. As both were of the same party, the race was decided in the primary, leaving all of the races unopposed on the general election ballot.
General election
Incumbent Robert James Higgins ran unopposed in the general election for Division 2 on the Navajo County Superior Court.
| Navajo County, Division 2 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Robert James Higgins Incumbent (unopposed) |
98.73% | 25,594 | |
| Write-in votes | 1.27% | 328 | ||
| Total Votes | 25,922 | |||
| Source: Navajo County, Arizona, "Election Summary Report General Election," November 8, 2016 | ||||
Primary election
Incumbent Robert James Higgins ran unopposed in the Democratic primary election for Division 2 on the Navajo County Superior Court.
| Navajo County, Division 2 Democratic Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Robert James Higgins Incumbent (unopposed) |
99.09% | 6,307 |
| Write-in votes | 0.91% | 58 |
| Total Votes | 6,365 | |
| Source: Navajo County, Arizona, "Primary Election Complete Officail Report," September 6, 2016 | ||
2012
Higgins defeated F. Morgan Brown in the Democratic primary on August 28, 2012, winning 50.28 percent of the vote. He went on to defeat D. Shawn Taylor (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012, winning 53.18 percent of the vote.[2][3][4]
See also
External links
- Arizona Commission on Judicial Performance Review
- Office of the Arizona Governor, "Press Release: Governor Jan Brewer Announces Navajo County Superior Court Appointment," February 1, 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Office of the Arizona Governor, "Press Release: Governor Jan Brewer Announces Navajo County Superior Court Appointment," February 1, 2012
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, Primary 2012: Navajo County results
- ↑ Navajo County Elections, 2012 Primary Election Candidates
- ↑ Navajo County Unofficial 2012 Election Results
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
