Howard Sukenic
Howard Sukenic was a judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona. He left office on January 2, 2023.
Sukenic ran for re-election for judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona. He lost in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
[1] He was appointed by Governor Doug Ducey (R) on September 29, 2015.[2]
Education
Sukenic received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Arizona State University in 1984 and a J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law in 1987.[3]
Career
At the time of his judicial appointment, Sukenic was an assistant U.S. attorney working in the Financial Crimes and Public Integrity Section. He also served as a prosecutor in the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office for 13 years.[3]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Maricopa County Superior Court
Incumbent Howard Sukenic won election in the general election for Maricopa County Superior Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Howard Sukenic (Nonpartisan) | 59.6 | 459,288 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 40.4 | 311,878 | ||
| Total votes: 771,166 | |||
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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.[4]
- 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.[4]
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.[4]
See also
- Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2018)
- Courts in Arizona
- Arizona Superior Courts
- Maricopa County, Arizona
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Judicial Performance Review, "Judicial Report: 2018 Maricopa County Judges," accessed October 24, 2018
- ↑ Tucson News Now, "Ducey appoints 6 new Maricopa County Superior Court judges," September 29, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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
