Maria Elena Cruz, a state appeals court judge, is the first Latina and first Black Arizonan to serve on the state’s most ...

Gov. Katie Hobbs on Wednesday named Judge Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court, making her the first Latina and ...

Katie Hobbs has appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the ... “For many, this day is long overdue," Cruz said, standing with her husband, two adult children, parents and in-laws. "And so today, we ...