Arizona Commission on Appellate Court Appointments
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The Arizona Commission on Appellate Court Appointments is one of the three Arizona Judicial Nominating Commissions; it is charged with picking judges for all appellate courts in the state, as well as members of the Arizona Supreme Court.
Arizona follows the Missouri Plan method of judicial selection, when choosing candidates for the state's courts. The commission is authorized in Article 6, Section 36 of the Arizona Constitution.
The Commission has sixteen members. They serve staggered four-year terms. Membership includes ten (10) non-attorneys, who are referred to as its "public members", five attorneys, and its chair. Currently, there are eight Democrats and seven Republicans on the commission, in addition to its chair and voting member Chief Justice Ruth McGregor.
The rules for the composition of the commission are:
- It shall have no more than five non-attorney members from the same political party.
- It shall have no more than two non-attorney members from the same county.
- It shall have no more than three attorneys from the same political party.
- It shall have no more than two attorneys from the same county.
Members of the Commission
Democratic public members
- Patricia Crowell, appointed February 20, 2008. Term expires January 17, 2011.
- John Leavitt, appointed February 20, 2008. Term expires January 16, 2012.
- Rebecca Ruffner, appointed January 3, 2006. Term expires January 18, 2010.
- Bernice Tunney, appointed January 3, 2006. Term expires January 19, 2009.
- Charie Wallace, appointed January 3, 2006. Term expires January 18, 2010.
