# List of justices of the Arizona Supreme Court

This is a list of persons who have served as justices of the Arizona Supreme Court.

## Arizona Supreme Court justices

| # | Justice | Born–died | Began term | Ended term | Term(s) as chief justice | Term(s) as vice chief justice | Party | Appointed by | Reason for termination |
| 1 | Alfred Franklin | 1871–? | February 14, 1912 | November 13, 1918 | 1912–1914 1917 | — | D | elected | resignation |
| 2 | Donald L. Cunningham | 1866–1947 | February 14, 1912 | January 4, 1921 | 1918–1920 | — | D | elected | term expiration |
| 3 | Henry D. Ross | 1861–1945 | February 14, 1912 | February 9, 1945 | 1915–1916 1921–1922 1927–1928 1933–1934 1939–1940 1945–1945 | — | D | elected | death |
| 4 | John Wilson Ross | 1863–1945 | November 13, 1918 | January 6, 1919 | — | — | D | Hunt (D) | term expiration |
| 5 | Albert C. Baker | 1845–1921 | January 6, 1919 | August 31, 1921 | — | — | D | elected | death |
| 6 | Archibald G. McAlister | 1873–1950 | January 4, 1921 | January 1, 1945 | 1923–1926 1931–1932 1937–1938 1943–1944 | — | D | elected | term expiration |
| 7 | Edward Flanigan | 1874–1932 | September 28, 1921 | January 1, 1923 | — | — | R | Campbell (R) | term expiration |
| 8 | Frank H. Lyman | 1863–1957 | January 1, 1923 | January 1, 1925 | — | — | D | elected | term expiration |
| 9 | Alfred C. Lockwood | 1875–1951 | January 5, 1925 | January 4, 1943 | 1929–1930 1935–1936 1941–1942 | — | D | elected | term expiration |
| 10 | Rawghlie Clement Stanford | 1879–1963 | January 4, 1943 | January 3, 1955 | 1945–1948 1953–1953 | — | D | elected | term expiration |
| 11 | Arthur T. LaPrade | 1895–1957 | January 1, 1945 | June 30, 1957 | 1949–1950 1955–1956 | — | D | elected | death |
| 12 | Joseph H. Morgan | 1884–1967 | February 13, 1945 | January 6, 1947 | — | — | D | Osborn (D) | term expiration |
| 13 | Levi Stewart Udall | 1891–1960 | January 6, 1947 | May 30, 1960 | 1951–1952 1957–1958 | — | D | elected | death |
| 14 | Evo Anton DeConcini | 1901–1986 | January 3, 1949 | January 5, 1953 | — | — | D | elected | term expiration |
| 15 | Marlin T. Phelps | 1881–1964 | January 4, 1949 | January 3, 1961 | 1954–1954 1959–1959 | — | D | elected | term expiration |
| 16 | Dudley W. Windes | 1888–1972 | January 5, 1953 | January 5, 1959 | — | — | D | elected | term expiration |
| 17 | Fred C. Struckmeyer Jr. | 1912–1992 | January 3, 1955 | January 4, 1982 | 1960–1961 1966–1966 1971–1971 1980–1981 | 1965 1970 1975–1979 | D | elected | mandatory retirement |
| 18 | J. Mercer Johnson | 1906–1988 | September 16, 1957 | September 8, 1960 | — | — | D | McFarland (D) | resignation |
| 19 | Charles C. Bernstein | 1904–1976 | January 5, 1959 | January 2, 1969 | 1962–1963 1967–1967 | 1961 1966 | D | elected | lost election |
| 20 | Jesse Addison Udall | 1893–1980 | June 15, 1960 | January 15, 1972 | 1964–1964 1969–1969 | 1962–1963 1968 1972 | R | Fannin (R) | resignation |
| 21 | Robert O. Lesher | 1921–2005 | September 20, 1960 | December 11, 1960 | — | — | R | Fannin (R) | lost election |
| 22 | Renz L. Jennings | 1899–1983 | December 12, 1960 | August 5, 1964 | — | — | D | elected | resignation |
| 23 | Lorna E. Lockwood | 1903–1977 | January 3, 1961 | September 15, 1975 | 1965–1965 1970–1970 | 1964 1969 | D | elected | resignation |
| 24 | Edward W. Scruggs | 1903–1974 | August 5, 1964 | January 3, 1965 | — | — | R | Fannin (R) | lost election |
| 25 | Ernest McFarland | 1894–1984 | January 4, 1965 | January 4, 1971 | 1968 | 1967 | D | elected | term expiration |
| 26 | Jack D. H. Hays | 1917–1995 | January 4, 1969 | January 5, 1987 | 1972–1974 | 1971 | R | elected | resignation |
| 27 | James Duke Cameron | 1925–2003 | January 4, 1971 | February 1, 1992 | 1975–1979 | 1972–1974 | R | elected | resignation |
| 28 | William A. Holohan | 1928–2010 | January 17, 1972 | January 2, 1989 | 1982–1987 | 1980–1981 | R | Williams (R) | resignation |
| 29 | Frank Gordon Jr. | 1929–2020 | September 16, 1975 | January 6, 1992 | 1987–1992 | 1982–1986 | D | Castro (D) | resignation |
| 30 | Stanley G. Feldman | 1933–present | January 19, 1982 | December 10, 2002 | 1992–1997 | 1987–1991 | D | Babbitt (D) | resignation |
| 31 | James Moeller | 1933–2019 | March 13, 1987 | January 31, 1998 | — | 1992–1996 | R | Mecham (R) | resignation |
| 32 | Robert J. Corcoran | 1934–2010 | January 5, 1989 | February 29, 1996 | — | — | D | Mofford (D) | resignation |
| 33 | Thomas A. Zlaket | 1941–present | February 3, 1992 | April 30, 2002 | 1997–2002 | 1996–1997 | R | Symington (R) | resignation |
| 34 | Frederick J. Martone | 1943–present | February 28, 1992 | January 30, 2002 | — | — | R | Symington (R) | elevation to D. Ariz. |
| 35 | Charles E. Jones | 1935–2018 | April 26, 1996 | June 10, 2005 | 2002–2005 | 1997–2002 | R | Symington (R) | mandatory retirement |
| 36 | Ruth McGregor | 1943–present | January 28, 1998 | June 30, 2009 | 2005–2009 | 2002–2005 | D | Hull (R) | resignation |
| 37 | Rebecca White Berch | 1955–present | March 13, 2002 | September 28, 2015 | 2009–2014 | 2005–2009 | R | Hull (R) | resignation |
| 38 | Michael D. Ryan | 1945–2012 | May 22, 2002 | August 6, 2010 | — | — | R | Hull (R) | resignation |
| 39 | Andrew D. Hurwitz | 1947–present | January 27, 2003 | June 26, 2012 | — | 2009–2012 | D | Napolitano (D) | elevation to 9th Cir. |
| 40 | Scott Bales | 1956–present | June 16, 2005 | August 1, 2019 | 2014–2019 | 2012–2014 | D | Napolitano (D) | resignation |
| 41 | John Pelander | 1951–present | July 28, 2009 | February 28, 2019 | — | 2014–2018 | R | Brewer (R) | resignation |
| 42 | Robert M. Brutinel | 1958–present | November 22, 2010 | October 31, 2024 | 2019–2024 | 2018–2019 | R | Brewer (R) | resignation |
| 43 | Ann Timmer | 1960–present | October 12, 2012 | incumbent | 2024–present | 2019–2024 | R | Brewer (R) | — |
| 44 | Clint Bolick | 1957–present | January 6, 2016 | incumbent | — | — | I | Ducey (R) | — |
| 45 | Andrew Gould | 1963–present | January 6, 2017 | March 31, 2021 | — | — | R | Ducey (R) | resignation |
| 46 | John Lopez IV | 1968–present | January 6, 2017 | incumbent | — | 2024–present | R | Ducey (R) | — |
| 47 | James Beene | 1965–present | June 17, 2019 | incumbent | — | — | R | Ducey (R) | — |
| 48 | Bill Montgomery | 1967–present | August 4, 2019 | incumbent | — | — | R | Ducey (R) | — |
| 49 | Kathryn Hackett King | 1980–present | July 8, 2021 | incumbent | — | — | R | Ducey (R) | — |
| 50 | Maria Elena Cruz | 1972–present | January 29, 2025 | incumbent | — | — | D | Hobbs (D) | — |

## Chief justices and vice chief justices

Each January, the justices select a chief and vice chief justice.
Chief Justice :
| Franklin | January 1912 – December 1914 |
| H. Ross | January 1915 – December 1916 |
| Franklin | January 1917 – December 1917 |
| Cunningham | January 1918 – December 1920 |
| H. Ross | January 1921 – December 1922 |
| McAlister | January 1923 – December 1926 |
| H. Ross | January 1927 – December 1928 |
| A. Lockwood | January 1929 – December 1930 |
| McAlister | January 1931 – December 1932 |
| H. Ross | January 1933 – December 1934 |
| A. Lockwood | January 1935 – December 1936 |
| McAlister | January 1937 – December 1938 |
| H. Ross | January 1939 – December 1940 |
| A. Lockwood | January 1941 – December 1942 |
| McAlister | January 1943 – December 1944 |
| H. Ross | January 1945 – February 1945 |
| Stanford | February 1945 – December 1948 |
| LaPrade | January 1949 – December 1950 |
| L. Udall | January 1951 – December 1952 |
| Stanford | January 1953 – December 1953 |
| Phelps | January 1954 – December 1954 |
| LaPrade | January 1955 – December 1956 |
| L. Udall | January 1957 – December 1958 |
| Phelps | January 1959 – December 1959 |
| Struckmeyer Jr. | January 1960 – December 1961 |
| Bernstein | January 1962 – December 1963 |
| J. Udall | January 1964 – December 1964 |
| L. Lockwood | January 1965 – December 1965 |
| Struckmeyer Jr. | January 1966 – December 1966 |
| Bernstein | January 1967 – December 1967 |
| McFarland | January 1968 – December 1968 |
| J. Udall | January 1969 – December 1969 |
| L. Lockwood | January 1970 – December 1970 |
| Struckmeyer Jr. | January 1971 – December 1971 |
| Hays | January 1972 – December 1974 |
| Cameron | January 1975 – December 1979 |
| Struckmeyer Jr. | January 1980 – December 1981 |
| Holohan | January 1982 – January 1987 |
| Gordon Jr. | January 1987 – January 1992 |
| Feldman | January 1992 – January 1997 |
| Zlaket | January 1997 – January 2002 |
| Jones | January 2002 – June 2005 |
| McGregor | June 2005 – June 2009 |
| Berch | July 2009 – June 2014 |
| Bales | July 2014 – June 2019 |
| Brutinel | July 2019 – June 2024 |
| Timmer | July 2024 – present |
Vice Chief Justice :
| Bernstein | 1961 |
| J. Udall | 1962 – 1963 |
| L. Lockwood | 1964 |
| Struckmeyer Jr. | 1965 |
| Bernstein | 1966 |
| McFarland | 1967 |
| J. Udall | 1968 |
| L. Lockwood | 1969 |
| Struckmeyer Jr. | 1970 |
| Hays | 1971 |
| J. Udall | January 1972 |
| Beene | 1972 – 1974 |
| Struckmeyer Jr. | 1975 – 1979 |
| Holohan | 1980 – 1981 |
| Lyman | 1982 – 1986 |
| Feldman | 1987 – 1991 |
| Moeller | 1992 – 1996 |
| Zlaket | 1996 – January 1997 |
| Jones | January 1997 – January 2002 |
| McGregor | January 2002 – June 2005 |
| Berch | June 2005 – June 2009 |
| Hurwitz | July 2009 – June 2012 |
| Bales | June 2012 – June 2014 |
| J. Ross | June 2014 – January 2018 |
| Brutinel | January 2018 – June 2019 |
| Timmer | July 2019 – June 2024 |
| Lopez | July 2024 – present |

## Succession of seats

Seat 1 :
| Seat established 1912 ||||
| Franklin | Democratic | 1912–1918 |
| J. Ross | Democratic | 1918–1919 |
| Baker | Democratic | 1919–1921 |
| Flanigan | Republican | 1921–1923 |
| Lyman | Democratic | 1923–1925 |
| A. Lockwood | Democratic | 1925–1943 |
| Stanford | Democratic | 1943–1955 |
| Struckmeyer Jr. | Democratic | 1955–1982 |
| Feldman | Democratic | 1982–2002 |
| Hurwitz | Democratic | 2003–2012 |
| Timmer | Republican | 2012–present |
Seat 2 :
| Seat established 1912 ||||
| Cunningham | Democratic | 1912–1921 |
| McAlister | Democratic | 1921–1945 |
| LaPrade | Democratic | 1945–1957 |
| Johnson | Democratic | 1957–1960 |
| Lesher | Republican | 1960 |
| Jennings | Democratic | 1960–1964 |
| Scruggs | Republican | 1964–1965 |
| McFarland | Democratic | 1965–1971 |
| Cameron | Republican | 1971–1992 |
| Martone | Republican | 1992–2001 |
| Berch | Republican | 2002–2015 |
| Bolick | Independent | 2016–present |
Seat 3 :
| Seat established 1912 ||||
| H. Ross | Democratic | 1912–1945 |
| Morgan | Democratic | 1945–1947 |
| L. Udall | Democratic | 1946–1960 |
| J. Udall | Republican | 1960–1972 |
| Holohan | Republican | 1972–1989 |
| Corcoran | Democratic | 1989–1996 |
| Jones | Republican | 1996–2005 |
| Bales | Democratic | 2005–2019 |
| Montgomery | Republican | 2019–present |
Seat 4 :
| Seat established 1949 ||||
| DeConcini | Democratic | 1949–1953 |
| Windes | Democratic | 1953–1959 |
| Bernstein | Democratic | 1959–1969 |
| Hays | Republican | 1969–1987 |
| Moeller | Republican | 1987–1998 |
| McGregor | Democratic | 1998–2009 |
| Pelander | Republican | 2009–2019 |
| Beene | Republican | 2019–present |
Seat 5 :
| Seat established 1949 ||||
| Phelps | Democratic | 1949–1961 |
| L. Lockwood | Democratic | 1961–1975 |
| Gordon Jr. | Democratic | 1975–1992 |
| Zlaket | Republican | 1992–2002 |
| Ryan | Republican | 2002–2010 |
| Brutinel | Republican | 2010–2024 |
| Cruz | Democratic | 2025–present |
Seat 6 :
| Seat established 2016 ||||
| Gould | Republican | 2016–2021 |
| King | Republican | 2021–present |
Seat 7 :
| Seat established 2016 ||||
| Lopez IV | Republican | 2016–present |

## Arizona Territorial Supreme Court justices

Two additional appointees were confirmed by the U.S. Senate to the territorial supreme court, but declined their appointments: John Noble Goodwin in 1863 and Marshall H. Williams in 1894.
| # | Justice | State | Born–died | Began term (oath of office) | Ended term | Term as chief justice | Appointed by | Reason for termination |
| 1 | William F. Turner | IA | 1816–1899 | December 29, 1863 | April 18, 1870 | 1863–1870 | Lincoln (R) A. Johnson (D) | removal |
| 2 | Joseph P. Allyn | CT | 1833–1869 | December 29, 1863 | July 1867 | — | Lincoln (R) | term expiration |
| 3 | William Thompson Howell | MI | 1810–1870 | December 29, 1863 | June 11, 1864 | — | Lincoln (R) | resignation |
| 4 | Henry T. Backus | MI | 1809–1877 | December 26, 1865 | 1869 | — | Lincoln (R) | term expiration |
| 5 | Harley High Cartter | ID | 1810–1874 | July 1867 | August 29, 1869 | — | A. Johnson (D) | removal |
| 6 | Isham Reavis | NE | 1836–1914 | August 29, 1869 | April 12, 1872 | — | Grant (R) | resignation |
| 7 | John Titus | PA | 1812–1876 | October 30, 1869 | July 6, 1874 | 1870–1874 | Grant (R) | term expiration |
| 8 | Charles Austin Tweed | CA | 1813–1887 | August 12, 1870 | May 1878 | — | Grant (R) | term expiration |
| 9 | DeForest Porter | NE | 1840–1889 | April 12, 1872 | June 7, 1882 | — | Grant (R) Hayes (R) | resignation |
| 10 | Edmund Francis Dunne | DC | 1835–1904 | July 6, 1874 | February 1, 1876 | 1874–1876 | Grant (R) | removal |
| 11 | C. G. W. French | CA | 1822–1891 | February 1, 1876 | May 20, 1884 | 1876–1884 | Grant (R) Hayes (R) | term expiration |
| 12 | Charles Silent | CA | 1842–1918 | May 1878 | October 18, 1880 | — | Hayes (R) | resignation |
| 13 | William Henry Stilwell | NY | 1849–1928 | February 1881 | September 2, 1882 | — | Garfield (R) | removal |
| 14 | Daniel H. Pinney | IL | 1837–1921 | July 1882 | November 9, 1885 | — | Arthur (R) | removal |
| 15 | Wilson W. Hoover | CA | c. 1849–1926 | September 2, 1882 | March 23, 1883 | — | Arthur (R) | removal |
| 16 | A. W. Sheldon | MD | c. 1842–1884 | May 15, 1883 | January 31, 1884 | — | Arthur (R) | death |
| 17 | William F. Fitzgerald | MS | 1846–1903 | April 7, 1884 | October 31, 1885 | — | Arthur (R) | removal |
| 18 | Sumner Howard | MI | 1835–1902 | May 20, 1884 | November 9, 1885 | 1884–1885 | Arthur (R) | resignation |
| 19 | William H. Barnes | IL | 1843–1904 | October 31, 1885 | November 2, 1889 | — | Cleveland (D) | term expiration |
| 20 | John C. Shields | MI | 1848–1892 | November 9, 1885 | June 7, 1886 | 1885–1886 | Cleveland (D) | nomination rejection |
| 21 | William Wood Porter | CA | 1826–1907 | November 9, 1885 | August 1889 | — | Cleveland (D) | removal |
| 22 | James Henry Wright | MO | 1838–1905 | March 19, 1887 | May 7, 1890 | 1887–1890 | Cleveland (D) | removal |
| 23 | Joseph Henry Kibbey | AZ | 1853–1924 | August 1889 | May 2, 1893 | — | B. Harrison (R) | removal |
| 24 | Richard Elihu Sloan | AZ | 1857–1933 | November 2, 1889 | June 1, 1894 | — | B. Harrison (R) | term expiration |
| 25 | Henry C. Gooding | IN | 1838–1913 | May 7, 1890 | May 24, 1893 | 1890–1893 | B. Harrison (R) | resignation |
| 26 | Edmund W. Wells | AZ | 1846–1938 | March 5, 1891 | March 6, 1893 | — | B. Harrison (R) | resignation |
| 27 | John J. Hawkins | AZ | 1855–1935 | April 19, 1893 | July 19, 1897 | — | Cleveland (D) | term expiration |
| 28 | Owen Thomas Rouse | AZ | 1843–1919 | May 2, 1893 | July 20, 1897 | — | Cleveland (D) | removal |
| 29 | Albert C. Baker | AZ | 1845–1921 | May 24, 1893 | July 20, 1897 | 1893–1897 | Cleveland (D) | term expiration |
| 30 | Joseph D. Bethune | AZ | 1842–1912 | June 1, 1894 | August 10, 1897 | — | Cleveland (D) | removal |
| 31 | Richard Elihu Sloan | AZ | 1857–1933 | July 19, 1897 | May 1, 1909 | — | McKinley (R) T. Roosvelt (R) | elevation to governor |
| 32 | Hiram Truesdale | AZ | 1860–1897 | July 20, 1897 | October 28, 1897 | 1897 | McKinley (R) | death |
| 33 | Fletcher Morris Doan | AZ | 1846–1924 | July 20, 1897 | February 14, 1912 | — | McKinley (R) T. Roosevelt (R) Taft (R) | court abolition |
| 34 | George Russell Davis | AZ | 1861–1933 | August 10, 1897 | March 31, 1905 | — | McKinley (R) T. Roosvelt (R) | resignation |
| 35 | Webster Street | AZ | 1846–1908 | November 15, 1897 | March 21, 1902 | 1897–1902 | McKinley (R) | term expiration |
| 36 | Edward Kent Jr. | CO | 1862–1916 | March 21, 1902 | February 14, 1912 | 1902–1912 | T. Roosevelt (R) Taft (R) | court abolition |
| 37 | John H. Campbell | AZ | 1868–1928 | March 22, 1905 | February 14, 1912 | — | T. Roosevelt (R) Taft (R) | court abolition |
| 38 | Eugene A. Tucker | NE | 1856–1942 | April 1, 1905 | October 13, 1905 | — | T. Roosevelt (R) | resignation |
| 39 | Frederick S. Nave | AZ | 1873–1912 | November 17, 1905 | April 1, 1909 | — | T. Roosevelt (R) | resignation |
| 40 | Ernest W. Lewis | AZ | 1875–1927 | May 22, 1909 | February 14, 1912 | — | Taft (R) | court abolition |
| 41 | Edward M. Doe | AZ | 1850–1919 | May 27, 1909 | February 14, 1912 | — | Taft (R) | court abolition |

## Succession of seats

Chief Justice :
| Seat established 1863 |||
| Turner | IA | 1863–1870 |
| Titus | PA | 1870–1874 |
| Dunne | DC | 1874–1876 |
| French | CA | 1876–1884 |
| Howard | MI | 1884–1885 |
| Shields | MI | 1885–1886 |
| Wright | MO | 1887–1890 |
| Gooding | IN | 1890–1893 |
| Baker | AZ | 1893–1897 |
| Truesdale | AZ | 1897 |
| Street | AZ | 1897–1902 |
| Kent Jr. | CO | 1902–1912 |
| Seat eliminated 1912 upon statehood |||
Seat 2 :
| Seat established 1863 |||
| Allyn | CT | 1863–1867 |
| Cartter | ID | 1867–1869 |
| Reavis | NE | 1869–1872 |
| D. Porter | NE | 1872–1882 |
| Pinney | IL | 1882–1885 |
| W. Porter | CA | 1885–1889 |
| Kibbey | AZ | 1889–1893 |
| Rouse | AZ | 1893–1897 |
| Doan | AZ | 1897–1912 |
| Seat eliminated 1912 upon statehood |||
Seat 3 :
| Seat established 1863 |||
| Howell | MI | 1863–1864 |
| Backus | MI | 1865–1869 |
| Titus | PA | 1869–1870 |
| Tweed | CA | 1870–1878 |
| Silent | CA | 1878–1880 |
| Stilwell | NY | 1881–1882 |
| Hoover | CA | 1882–1883 |
| Sheldon | MD | 1883–1884 |
| Fitzgerald | MS | 1884–1885 |
| Barnes | IL | 1885–1889 |
| Sloan | AZ | 1889–1894 |
| Bethune | AZ | 1894–1897 |
| Davis | AZ | 1897–1905 |
| Tucker | NE | 1905 |
| Nave | AZ | 1905–1909 |
| Lewis | AZ | 1909–1912 |
| Seat eliminated 1912 upon statehood |||
Seat 4 :
| Seat established 1891 |||
| Wells | AZ | 1891–1893 |
| Hawkins | AZ | 1893–1897 |
| Sloan | AZ | 1897–1909 |
| Doe | AZ | 1909–1912 |
| Seat eliminated 1912 upon statehood |||
Seat 5 :
| Seat established 1905 |||
| Campbell | AZ | 1905–1912 |
| Seat eliminated 1912 upon statehood |||

## Sources

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