We researched all the judges up for retention in 2020 using the following tools: Judicial Performance Reports, The Robing Room, DM Cantor, websites for the various courts, financial statements submitted to the AZ Secretary of State, Google searching, Arizona Republic database searching, Twitter, Facebook, and The Federalist Society.
Recommendations to Retain (YES) or Not Retain (NO) are based on evaluations of all reports combined, with less weight given to opinions expressed by winners and losers of court cases. If no concerning records came to light on performance issues, or on decisions or actions that seemed to be informed by an overt bias, we awarded an R.