List of justices of the Arizona Supreme Court

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

Current justices[]

As of April 1, 2021 the Arizona Supreme Court justices are:

Chief Justice Robert M. Brutinel
Vice Chief Justice Ann Timmer
Justice Clint Bolick^[1]
Justice John Lopez IV^[2]
Justice James Beene^[3]
Justice Bill Montgomery^[4]
Justice Kathryn Hackett King^[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 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 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 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 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 04/26/2019.
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 served 4 years, replaced by Kathryn Hackett King on 07/08/21.
John Lopez IV has been in office from 12/19/2016 to present.
James Beene has been in office from 04/26/2019 to present.
Bill Montgomery has been in office from 09/06/19 to present.
Kathryn Hackett King has been in office from 07/08/2021 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	2016–2021
Kathryn Hackett King	2021–present

Seat 7
Seat established 2016
John Lopez IV	2016–present

Sources[]

References[]

^ "Ducey appoints independent to Supreme Court". azcentral. 6 January 2016.
^ "Ducey names 2 to Supreme Court". cbs5. 28 November 2016.
^ "Governor Ducey Appoints James P. Beene To The Supreme Court Of Arizona". Retrieved April 26, 2019.
^ "Governor Ducey announces Montgomery as AZ Supreme Court pick". KNXV. 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
^ "Governor Ducey Appoints Kathryn Hackett King To The Arizona Supreme Court". Office of the Arizona Governor. 2021-07-08. Retrieved 2021-07-09.

[1] "Ducey appoints independent to Supreme Court". azcentral. 6 January 2016.

[2] "Ducey names 2 to Supreme Court". cbs5. 28 November 2016.

[3] "Governor Ducey Appoints James P. Beene To The Supreme Court Of Arizona". Retrieved April 26, 2019.

[4] "Governor Ducey announces Montgomery as AZ Supreme Court pick". KNXV. 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2019-09-13.

[5] "Governor Ducey Appoints Kathryn Hackett King To The Arizona Supreme Court". Office of the Arizona Governor. 2021-07-08. Retrieved 2021-07-09.

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