At the federal courthouse in downtown Tucson, some court-appointed defense attorneys say their immigration caseload has been surprisingly status quo, amid the Trump administration’s promises to ramp u ...

PHOENIX — A federal appellate court on Thursday reinstated an Arizona law that bars criminal defense attorneys from directly contacting crime victims or their families. But the unanimous ruling ...

PHOENIX – Maria Elena Cruz, who will be sworn in as the newest Arizona Supreme ... she was exposed to defense work during her time as a prosecutor for the Yuma County Attorney’s Office.

Maria Elena Cruz was sworn in Feb. 3 as the newest Arizona Supreme Court justice. Cruz, appointed by Gov. Katie Hobbs, is the first Latina and Black justice on the court. She has served as a judge ...

Under Arizona law, the Commission on Appellate ... a prosecutor for the Yuma County Attorney’s Office and a criminal defense attorney in private practice. She became a judge pro tem for the ...

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has appointed ... She worked as a county prosecutor and criminal defense attorney before going to work for the Cocopah tribe. As a judge, she established a specialty ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily/AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs announced ... a prosecutor for the Yuma County Attorney’s Office and a criminal defense attorney in private practice. She became a judge ...

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes expressed strong ... deputy attorney general and a former member of the president's criminal defense team.

Defense team must use prosecutor’s office to contact victims Law doesn’t facially violate First Amendment speech clause An Arizona law that says members of a criminal defense team may only contact ...

Before that, she worked both as a local prosecutor and as a criminal defense attorney. She lives in Yuma County and is the only member of the state's top court from rural Arizona. Cruz is 52 and ...