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Teresa A. Sanders
Teresa A. Sanders was a judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona. She assumed office in 2001. She left office on December 12, 2021.
Sanders ran for re-election for judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona. She won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.
Sanders was a judge for the Maricopa County Superior Court in Maricopa County, Arizona. She was appointed to the court in 2001. Sanders retired from the court on December 12, 2021.[1]
Biography
Sanders received her undergraduate degree and her J.D. from Arizona State University. She was a commissioner of the superior court before being appointed as judge. Sanders had also worked as deputy county attorney for Maricopa County Attorney's Office, deputy district attorney in Grand Junction, and in private practice.[2]
Awards and associations
- State Bar of Arizona Criminal Law Advisory Commission, Criminal Rules and Practice Committee, and Peer Review Committee
- Superior Court Courthouse Experience Program
- Superior Court Kids in Court Program
- Maricopa County Bar Association
- Arizona Women Lawyers Association
- Arizona Judges Association
- Lorna Lockwood Inn of Court[2]
Elections
2020
Maricopa County Superior Court, Teresa A. Sanders's seat
Teresa A. Sanders was retained to the Maricopa County Superior Court on November 3, 2020 with 76.7% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
76.7
|
961,495 | ||
No |
23.3
|
291,551 | |||
Total Votes |
1,253,046 | ||||
|
|
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]
| Maricopa County Superior Court, Teresa A. Sanders Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Teresa A. Sanders | 75.38% | |
| 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. | ||
2012
Sanders was retained with 73.92 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
Teresa A. Sanders did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Judicial Branch of Arizona, "Judge Teresa Sanders," accessed April 8, 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Maricopa County 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
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
