AZ Supreme Court Justice Robert Brutinel will retire in October

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6. I'm not sure about a veto proof majority.

If the two justices up for retention on this year's ballot are removed, this will give Gov. Katie Hobbs three nominations for the seven member court.

Judicial retention elections usually aren’t the sexiest items on the ballot, but this year two campaigns are fighting to persuade voters to either retain or throw out two Arizona Supreme Court justices.

At the same time, voters will be considering a constitutional amendment that would essentially give judges lifetime appointments.

Justices Clint Bolick and Kathryn King are up this year for a routine retention vote that the judges on the high court face every six years. And if voters in November favor Proposition 137, dubbed “The Judicial Accountability Act of 2024,” it could be their last retention election ever.

https://azmirror.com/2024/09/18/campaigns-battle-over-the-fate-of-2-az-supreme-court-justices-who-ushered-in-the-1864-abortion-ban/