Arizona’s Democratic governor to get her first state Supreme Court appointment

Published September 25, 2024 10:59am ET



Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) will get her first Supreme Court appointment since becoming governor after a justice announced his retirement.

Justice Robert Brutinel, whom then-Gov. Jan Brewer appointed in 2010, sent a letter to Hobbs on Tuesday saying he will retire from the state’s high court on Oct. 31. Arizona law requires justices to retire at age 70, and Brutinel is 66.

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