List of justices of the Arizona Supreme Court

Following is a list of justices of the Arizona Supreme Court.

Current justices

The current Arizona Supreme Court justices are:

• Chief Justice Robert M. Brutinel
• Vice Chief Justice Ann Timmer
• Justice Clint Bolick[1]
• Justice Andrew Gould[2]
• Justice John Lopez IV[3]
• Justice James Beene[4]
• Justice Bill Montgomery[5]

Membership history

The first three justices, Alfred Franklin, Donald L. Cunningham, and Henry D. Ross, took office on February 14, 1912. In 1949, the court expanded to 5 justices with the appointments of Evo Anton DeConcini and Marlin T. Phelps. In 2016, the court expanded to 7 justices with the appointments of Andrew Gould and John Lopez IV.

• Alfred Franklin served 6.5 years, replaced by John Wilson Ross on 11/13/18.
• Donald L. Cunningham served 9 years, replaced by Archibald G. McAlister on 1/4/21.
• Henry D. Ross served 33 years, replaced by Joseph H. Morgan on 2/13/45.
• John Wilson Ross served 8 weeks, replaced by Albert C. Baker on 1/6/19.
• Albert C. Baker served 2.5 years, replaced by Edward G. Flanigan on 9/28/21.
• Archibald G. McAlister served 24 years, replaced by Arthur T. LaPrade on 1/1/45.
• Edward G. Flanigan served 1 year, replaced by Frank H. Lyman on 1/1/23.
• Frank H. Lyman served 2 years, replaced by Alfred C. Lockwood on 1/5/25.
• Alfred C. Lockwood served 18 years, replaced by Rawghlie Clement Stanford on 1/4/43.
• Rawghlie Clement Stanford served 12 years, replaced by Fred C. Struckmeyer Jr. on 1/3/55.
• Arthur T. LaPrade served 12.5 years, replaced by J. Mercer Johnson on 9/16/57.
• Levi Stewart Udall served 13 years, replaced by Jesse Addison Udall on 6/15/60.
• Joseph H. Morgan served 2 years, replaced by Levi Stewart Udall on 1/6/47.
• Marlin T. Phelps served 12 years, replaced by Lorna E. Lockwood on 1/1/61.
• Evo Anton DeConcini served 4 years, replaced by Dudley W. Windes on 1/13/53.
• Dudley W. Windes served 6 years, replaced by Charles C. Bernstein on 1/5/59.
• Fred C. Struckmeyer Jr. served 27 years, replaced by Stanley G. Feldman on 1/19/82.
• J. Mercer Johnson served 3 years, replaced by Robert O. Lesher on 9/20/60.
• Charles C. Bernstein served 10 years, replaced by Jack D. H. Hays on 1/4/69.
• Jesse Addison Udall served 11.5 years, replaced by William A. Holohan on 1/17/72.
• Robert O. Lesher served 2.5 months, replaced by Renz L. Jennings on 12/12/60.
• Renz L. Jennings served 3.5 years, replaced by Edward W. Scruggs on 8/5/64.
• Lorna E. Lockwood served 14 years, replaced by Frank X. Gordon Jr. on 9/16/75.
• Edward W. Scruggs served 5 months, replaced by Ernest McFarland on 1/4/65.
• Ernest McFarland served 6 years, replaced by James Duke Cameron on 1/4/71.
• Jack D. H. Hays served 18 years, replaced by James Moeller on 2/23/87.
• James Duke Cameron served 21 years, replaced by Frederick J. Martone on 2/28/92.
• William A. Holohan served 17 years, replaced by Robert J. Corcoran on 1/5/89.
• Frank X. Gordon Jr. served 16.5 years, replaced by Thomas A. Zlaket on 2/3/92.
• Stanley G. Feldman served 20 years, replaced by Andrew D. Hurwitz on 3/17/03.
• James Moeller served 11 years, replaced by Ruth V. McGregor on 2/13/98.
• Robert J. Corcoran served 7 years, replaced by Charles E. Jones on 4/26/96.
• Frederick J. Martone served 10 years, replaced by Rebecca White Berch on 4/08/02.
• Thomas A. Zlaket served 10 years, replaced by Michael D. Ryan on 5/22/02.
• Charles E. Jones served 9 years, replaced by Scott Bales on 9/16/05.
• Ruth V. McGregor served 11 years, replaced by John Pelander on 07/28/2009.
• Rebecca White Berch served 13 years, replaced by Clint Bolick on 01/06/2016.
• Michael D. Ryan served 8 years, replaced by Robert M. Brutinel on 12/22/2010.
• Andrew D. Hurwitz served 9 years, replaced by Ann Timmer in 2012
• Scott Bales served 14 years, replaced by Bill Montgomery on 9/6/2019.
• John Pelander served 10 years, replaced by James Beene on 4/26/2019
• Robert M. Brutinel has been in office from 11/22/2010 to present.
• Ann Timmer has been in office from 10/12/2012 to present.
• Clint Bolick has been in office from 01/06/2016 to present.
• Andrew Gould has been in office from 12/19/2016 to present.
• John Lopez IV has been in office from 12/19/2016 to present.
• James Beene has been in office from 4/26/2019 to present.
• Bill Montgomery has been in office from 9/6/19 to present.

Chief justices

• Alfred Franklin – 01/1912 to 12/1914
• Henry D. Ross – 1/1915 to 12/1916
• Alfred Franklin – 01/1917 to 12/1917
• Donald L. Cunningham – 01/1918 to 12/1920
• Henry D. Ross – 1/1921 to 12/1922
• Archibald G. McAlister – 1/1923 to 12/1926
• Henry D. Ross – 1/1927 to 12/1928
• Alfred C. Lockwood – 1/1929 to 12/1930
• Archibald G. McAlister – 1/1931 to 12/1932
• Henry D. Ross – 1/1933 to 12/1934
• Alfred C. Lockwood – 1/1935 to 12/1936
• Archibald G. McAlister – 1/1937 to 12/1938
• Henry D. Ross – 1/1939 to 12/1940
• Alfred C. Lockwood – 1/1941 to 12/1942
• Archibald G. McAlister – 1/1943 to 12/1944
• Henry D. Ross – 1/1945 to 2/1945
• Rawghlie Clement Stanford – 2/1945 to 12/1948
• Arthur T. LaPrade – 1/1949 to 12/1950
• Levi Stewart Udall – 1/1951 to 12/1952
• Rawghlie Clement Stanford – 1/1953 to 12/1953
• Marlin T. Phelps – 1/1954 to 12/1954
• Arthur T. LaPrade – 1/1955 to 12/1956
• Levi Stewart Udall – 1/1957 to 12/1958
• Marlin T. Phelps – 1/1959 to 12/1959
• Fred C. Struckmeyer Jr. – 1/1960 to 12/1961
• Charles C. Bernstein – 1/1962 to 12/1963
• Jesse Addison Udall – 1/1964 to 12/1964
• Lorna E. Lockwood – 1/1965 to 12/1965 (First female chief justice in the United States)
• Fred C. Struckmeyer Jr. – 1/1966 to 12/1966
• Charles C. Bernstein – 1/1967 to 12/1967
• Ernest W. McFarland – 1/1968 to 12/1968
• Jesse Addison Udall – 1/1969 to 12/1969
• Lorna E. Lockwood – 1/1970 to 12/1970
• Fred C. Struckmeyer Jr. – 1/1971 to 12/1971
• Jack D. H. Hays – 1/1972 to 12/1974
• James Duke Cameron – 1/1975 to 12/1979
• Fred C. Struckmeyer Jr. – 1/1980 to 12/1981
• William A. Holohan – 1/1982 to 1/1987
• Frank X. Gordon Jr. – 1/1987 to 1/1992
• Stanley G. Feldman – 1/1992 to 1/1997
• Thomas A. Zlaket – 1/1997 to 1/2002
• Charles E. Jones – 1/2002 to 6/11/2005
• Ruth V. McGregor – 6/12/2005 to 7/1/2009
• Rebecca White Berch – 7/1/2009 to 6/27/2014
• Scott Bales – 6/27/2014

Succession of seats

Seat 1 Seat established 1912 Alfred Franklin 1912–1918 John Wilson Ross 1918–1919 Albert C. Baker 1919–1921 Edward Flanigan 1921–1923 Frank H. Lyman 1923–1925 Alfred C. Lockwood 1925–1943 Rawghlie Stanford 1943–1955 Fred C. Struckmeyer Jr. 1955–1982 Stanley G. Feldman 1982–2002 Andrew D. Hurwitz 2003–2012 Ann Timmer 2012–present

Seat 2 Seat established 1912 Donald L. Cunningham 1912–1921 Archibald G. McAlister 1921–1945 Arthur T. LaPrade 1945–1957 J. Mercer Johnson 1957–1960 Robert O. Lesher 1960 Renz L. Jennings 1960–1964 Edward W. Scruggs 1964–1965 Ernest McFarland 1965–1971 James Cameron 1971–1992 Frederick J. Martone 1992–2001 Rebecca White Berch 2002–2015 Clint Bolick 2016–present

Seat 3 Seat established 1912 Henry D. Ross 1912–1945 Joseph H. Morgan 1945–1947 Levi Udall 1946–1960 Jesse Udall 1960–1972 William A. Holohan 1972–1989 Robert J. Corcoran 1989–1996 Charles E. Jones 1996–2005 Scott Bales 2005–present

Seat 4 Seat established 1949 Evo Anton DeConcini 1949–1953 Dudley W. Windes 1953–1959 Charles C. Bernstein 1959–1969 Jack D. H. Hays 1969–1987 James Moeller 1987–1998 Ruth McGregor 1998–2009 John Pelander 2009–2019 James Beene 2019–present

Seat 5 Seat established 1949 Marlin T. Phelps 1949–1961 Lorna E. Lockwood 1961–1975 Frank X. Gordon Jr. 1975–1992 Thomas A. Zlaket 1992–2002 Michael D. Ryan 2002–2010 Robert M. Brutinel 2010–present

Seat 6 Seat established 2016 Andrew Gould 2016–present

Seat 7 Seat established 2016 John Lopez IV 2016–present

Sources

• Arizona Supreme Court Justices
• Arizona Constitution, Article VI
• Arizona Judicial Branch

References

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