Arizona intermediate appellate court elections, 2020

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The terms of 11 Arizona Court of Appeals justices expired on January 4, 2021. The 11 seats were up for retention election on November 3, 2020. A full term on the court is six years.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Arizona modified its voter registration procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

• Voter registration: Voters had until 5:00 p.m. on October 15, 2020, to register to vote.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Candidates and results

Division One

Arizona Court of Appeals Division One - Retention elections (November 3, 2020)
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Candidates
Division One	Jennifer B. Campbell (i)
Division One	Maria Elena Cruz (i)
Division One	Randall M. Howe (i)
Division One	Paul McMurdie (i)
Division One	James Morse (i)
Division One	Jennifer Perkins (i)
Division One	Samuel A. Thumma (i)
Division One	David Weinzweig (i)

Division Two

Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two - Retention elections (November 3, 2020)
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Candidates
Division Two	Karl Eppich (i)
Division Two	Garye Vasquez (i)
Division Two	Sean Earl Brearcliffe (i)

Past elections

2018

See also: Arizona intermediate appellate court elections, 2018

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2016 Jon Thompson was retained in the Arizona Court of Appeals, Thompson's seat election with 79.02% of the vote. Arizona Court of Appeals, Thompson's seat, 2016 Name Yes votes Jon Thompson 79.02% Source: Arizona Secretary of State Kent Cattani was retained in the Arizona Court of Appeals, Cattani's seat election with 72.06% of the vote. Arizona Court of Appeals, Cattani's seat, 2016 Name Yes votes Kent Cattani 72.06% Source: Arizona Secretary of State Lawrence Winthrop was retained in the Arizona Court of Appeals, Winthrop's seat election with 72.53% of the vote. Arizona Court of Appeals, Winthrop's seat, 2016 Name Yes votes Lawrence Winthrop 72.53% Source: Arizona Secretary of State Michael J. Brown was retained in the Arizona Court of Appeals, Brown's seat election with 79.24% of the vote. Arizona Court of Appeals, Brown's seat, 2016 Name Yes votes Michael J. Brown 79.24% Source: Arizona Secretary of State Kenton Jones was retained in the Arizona Court of Appeals, Jones' seat election with 79.27% of the vote. Arizona Court of Appeals, Jones' seat, 2016 Name Yes votes Kenton Jones 79.27% Source: Arizona Secretary of State Michael O. Miller was retained in the Arizona Court of Appeals, Miller's seat election with 78.18% of the vote. Arizona Court of Appeals, Miller's seat, 2016 Name Yes votes Michael O. Miller 78.18% Source: Arizona Secretary of State

Selection

See also: Judicial selection in Arizona

Judges are selected by the commission/appointment method. The Arizona Commission on Appellate Court Appointments interviews applicants and sends a list of nominees to the governor. The governor is required by law to appoint from this list based on merit, without regard to party affiliation. Judges are then retained for an initial period, after which they are subject to a retention election. If retained, judges are elected to a full six-year term.^[1][2]

Qualifications

To be qualified to serve on the Court of Appeals bench, a judge must be:

• at least 30 years old
• of good moral character
• a resident of Arizona who has been licensed to practice law in the state for the five years immediately prior to taking office^[3]

See also

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