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Rosa Mroz
Rosa Mroz was a judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona. She left office on February 5, 2022.
Mroz ran for re-election for judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona. She won in the retention election on November 6, 2018.
Mroz joined the court in 2004.[1][2][3][4] She was retained on November 4, 2014, for a four-year term.[5][6]
Mroz died on February 5, 2022.[7]
Elections
2018
Maricopa County Superior Court, Rosa Mroz's seat
Rosa Mroz was retained to the Maricopa County Superior Court on November 6, 2018 with 75.2% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
75.2
|
587,246 | ||
No |
24.8
|
193,539 | |||
Total Votes |
780,785 | ||||
|
|
Selection method
The 174 judges of the Arizona Superior Court are selected in one of two ways:
- In counties with a population exceeding 250,000, judges are selected through the merit selection method. (Only Pima, Pinal, and Maricopa counties currently subscribe to this method, though the constitution provides for other counties to adopt merit selection through ballot initiative). After appointment, judges serve for two years and then must run in a yes-no retention election in the next general election. If retained, judges will go on to serve a four-year term.[8]
- In the state's other 13 counties, judges run in partisan primaries followed by nonpartisan general elections. Interim vacancies are filled through gubernatorial appointment, and newly appointed judges must run in the next general election.[8]
The chief judge of each superior court is chosen by the state supreme court. He or she serves in that capacity for the remainder of their four-year term.[8]
2014
Mroz was retained to the Maricopa County Superior Court with 68.7 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [6]
Evaluation
The Judicial Performance Review Commission provides Arizona voters with an evaluation of each judge up for retention. The commission votes on whether a candidate meets or does not meet the JPR standards. Each judge is assessed on their legal ability, integrity, communication skills, judicial temperament and administrative performance.[9]
The commission voted that Mroz met the JPR standards. The vote was 29-0 in favor of retention.[6]
2010
Mroz was retained with 61.22 percent of the vote in 2010.[1]
- Main article: Arizona judicial elections, 2010
Read her Judicial Performance Report here.
Education
Mroz earned her undergraduate degree in accounting from Arizona State University in 1986. She received her J.D. from Arizona State University in 1993.[3]
Career
- 2004-2022: Judge, Maricopa County Superior Court
- 2000-2004: Assistant attorney general, Arizona Attorney General’s Office, Liability Management Section
- 1999-2000: Associate, Fennemore Craig
- 1995-1999: Deputy county attorney, Maricopa County Attorney’s Office
- 1994-1995: Associate, Jennings, Strouss & Salmon
- 1993-1994: Law clerk, Chief Judge Thomas Kleinschmidt, Arizona Court of Appeals
- 1991-1992: Law clerk, Justice James Duke Cameron, Arizona Supreme Court
- 1987-1990: Certified public accountant, Price Waterhouse and Motorola Inc.[3]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maricopa County Recorder, "Final Official Results," November 2, 2010
- ↑ Judicial Performance Review, "Judicial Report: 2018 Maricopa County Judges," accessed October 24, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Arizona Courts, "Rosa Mroz Biography," accessed September 29, 2014
- ↑ The Judicial Branch of Arizona, "Maricopa Superior Court Judges," accessed September 24, 2014
- ↑ Judgepedia, “Judicial selection in Arizona,” accessed November 10, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Arizona Judicial Performance Review, "Judicial Report: 2014," accessed October 2, 2014
- ↑ Office of the Governor Doug Ducey, "Governor Ducey Orders Flags at Half-Staff In Honor Of Judge Rosa Mroz," accessed February 28, 2022
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Arizona," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Courts: Judicial Performance Review, "Judicial Performance Standards," accessed September 30, 2014
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
