Legal Opinion
Dobson v. State Ex Rel App Court Appointments
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided September 13, 2013No. CV-13-0225-SAPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vice Chief Justice BALES,
opinion of the Court.
¶ 1 Arizona’s Constitution establishes the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments and requires the Commission to submit “not less than three” nominees to the governor for her appointment to fill an appellate judicial vacancy. Ariz. Const, art. 6, §§ 36-37. Recently enacted House Bill (H.B.) 2600 directs the Commission to submit “the names of at least five persons” to the governor, unless an applicant is rejected by a two-thirds vote of the Commission, in which case it may submit fewer than five names. 2013 Ariz. Sess. Laws, ch. 23, § 1 (1st…
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