Roy Whitehead
Roy Whitehead is a judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Whitehead ran for re-election for judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona. He won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Education
Whitehead received a B.B.A in management information systems from the University of Arizona in 1982 and a J.D. from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1994.[1]
Career
Whitehead began his criminal defense firm, the Law Office of RC Whitehead in 2011. He also served as a judge pro tempore at the Maricopa County Superior Court and the Tempe Municipal Court. Whitehead previously worked at the Maricopa County Public Defender’s Office.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2022)
Maricopa County Superior Court
Roy Whitehead was retained to the Maricopa County Superior Court on November 8, 2022 with 72.9% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
72.9
|
636,978 | ||
No |
27.1
|
236,987 | |||
Total Votes |
873,965 | ||||
|
|
2018
Maricopa County Superior Court, Roy Whitehead's seat
Roy Whitehead was retained to the Maricopa County Superior Court on November 6, 2018 with 72.7% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
72.7
|
556,612 | ||
No |
27.3
|
209,168 | |||
Total Votes |
765,780 | ||||
|
|
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.[2]
- 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.[2]
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.[2]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Roy Whitehead did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Yuma News Now, "Governor Ducey announces appointments of Alison Bachus, Greg Como, Kerstin LeMaire, Joshua Rogers, Howard Sukenic and Roy Charles (“Chuck”) Whitehead to Maricopa County Superior Court," September 29, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Arizona," archived October 2, 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
