Maria Elena Cruz, newly appointed Arizona Supreme Court Justice, joins "Horizonte." Governor Katie Hobbs named Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona State Supreme Court. She is the first Hispanic and ...

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday, making the state appellate judge from Yuma County the first Latina and first Black person chosen ...

Gov. Hobbs nominated Judge Maria Elena Cruz as the Supreme Court’s newest justice. The governor was tasked with nominating a new justice after the retirement of Justice Robert Brutinel last year.