From left are Arizona Supreme Court Justices Kathryn King and Clint Bolick
By Kiera Riley | Arizona Capitol Times
Supreme Court Justices Clint Bolick and Kathryn King are on track to stay on the bench, per initial returns, with Bolick seeing support for his retention from 57.17% of voters, and King receiving 58.97%.
All four Arizona Court of Appeals judges and all 42 Maricopa County Superior Court judges are set to stay on the bench, too, with early results awarding some sizable margins.
The 2024 retention election served as a turning point for the typically lackluster portion of the ballot. Justices at the top of the ticket prompted high-ticket campaigns both for and against and some zeal on judicial races drifted down to Superior Court judges, too.
Two Supreme Court justices, four Court of Appeals judges, 42 Maricopa County Superior Court judges, 16 Pima County judges and four Pinal County Superior Court judges were up for retention this cycle, with all deemed fit for the bench by the Commision on Judicial Performance Review.
Campaigns for and against retention coalesced around Bolick and King.
