An announcement regarding the selection of judges, from the Arizona Commission on Judicial Performance Review:
Commission Invites Public To Comment on Performance of Justices and Judges on 2012 General Election Ballot
The Arizona Commission on Judicial Performance Review will hold public hearings at the following times and locations to take comments from the public about the judges on the 2012 retention election ballot:
March 7, 2012 – Phoenix
4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Arizona State Courts Building
1501 W. Washington Street
Conference Room 345
March 14, 2012 – Tucson
4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
West Side Police Service Center
1310 West Miracle Mile
Rillito Room
March 21, 2012 – Florence
4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Pinal County Justice Center
971 Jason Lopez Circle
Building A
Established in 1992 by a constitutional amendment passed by voters, the 30-member Commission is charged with conducting performance reviews of judges. It sets performance standards for judges, decides whether or not a judge meets those standards, and publishes its findings for voters.
In addition to holding the public hearings, the Commission surveyed litigants, witnesses, jurors, people who represented themselves in court, staff and attorneys who appeared before Superior Court judges from August 29 through December 30, 2011. Surveys on appellate court justices and judges are distributed throughout their term. More than 57,000 surveys on Arizona judges were distributed in 2011.
The Commission’s findings will be released to the public before the 2012 general election in the Secretary of State’s Voter Pamphlet. The findings will also be available on the Commission’s website. Voters will decide whether judges remain in office on November 6.
Any citizen may appear at a public hearing or send written comments by April 15, 2012, to the Commission on Judicial Performance Review, 1501 West Washington, Suite 221, Phoenix, AZ 85007-3231. Comments can also be sent through the Commission’s web page.
Comments are invited on the following judges:
Arizona Supreme Court:
Andrew D. Hurwitz
A John Pelander III
Court of Appeals, Division I:
Margaret H. Downie
Donn G. Kessler
Patricia K. Norris
Maurice Portley
Peter Swann
Court of Appeals, Division II:
Peter J. Eckerstrom
Philip G. Espinosa
Joseph W. Howard
Virginia Kelly
Superior Court in Maricopa County:
Helene F. Abrams
Eddward P. Ballinger
James P. Beene
A. Craig Blakey, II
Susan M. Brnovich
John A. Buttrick
Bruce R. Cohen
Connie Contes
Christopher A. Coury
Glenn Davis
John R. Ditsworth
Lisa Daniel Flores
Jeanne M. Garcia
David B. Gass
Pamela Gates
Jo Lynn Gentry-Lewis
Douglas Gerlach
Michael D. Gordon
John R. Hannah, Jr.
Cari A. Harrison
Kristin Hoffman
Michael W. Kemp
Daniel J. Kiley
Andrew G. Klein
Thomas L. LeClaire
Margaret R. Mahoney
Crane McClennen
M. Scott McCoy
Paul J. McMurdie
Colleen A. McNally
Michael R. McVey
Linda H. Miles
Robert E. Miles
Robert H. Oberbillig
Jose S. Padilla
David J. Palmer
Karen A. Potts
Timothy J. Ryan
Teresa A. Sanders
Roland J. Steinle, III
Sherry K. Stephens
Peter A. Thompson
David K. Udall
Christopher T. Whitten
Superior Court in Pima County:
Karen S. Adam
Gus Aragón
Deborah Bernini
Kyle A. Bryson
Carmine Cornelio
Jane L. Eikleberry
Richard S. Fields
Richard Gordon
Howard Hantman
Jan E. Kearney
Kenneth Lee
John S. Leonardo
Leslie B. Miller
Michael Miller
Clark W. Munger
Scott H. Rash
Sarah R. Simmons
Christopher P. Staring
Paul E. Tang
Stephen C. Villarreal
Superior Court in Pinal County:
J. Rudy Georgini
Boyd T. Johnson
Stephen F. McCarville
Robert Carter Olson
Janna L. Vanderpool
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February 27, 2012 at 10:11 am
A whole hour to accept comments about 50+ judges? How generous.