Maria Elena Cruz: Justice who is Yuma and rural
As a judge in Yuma County Superior Court, Maria Elena Cruz was unable to go to the grocery store without encountering members or anyone who appeared in court. She said it made her a better person. Cruz was first elected to the bench at the age of 35 and spent her career serving her community. […]
Former Yuma County judge Maria Elena Cruz appointed first Afro-Latina to Arizona Supreme Court
By Howard FisherCapitol media servicePhoenix -On Monday, Governor Katie Hobbus put his first Hispanic woman and the first black man in the Supreme Court of Arizona.The governor chose Maria Elena Cruz, currently the judge of the appeal court, from the five names submitted to her by the appointment committee of the appeal court. By law, […]
Maria Elena Cruz picked to be the first Latina and first Black person on the Arizona Supreme Court
Phoenix- Democratic government, Katie Hobbus, appointed Maria Elena Cruise as the Supreme Court of Arizona on Wednesday, making Yuma County’s State County County’s first Latina and the first black appeal. Hobbs’s CRUZ has shown the first appointment of the Supreme Court by the Democratic Governor since 2005. It also expands the racial, geographical and political […]
Upcoming Maricopa development Elena Trails under new ownership
Independent news media feature Maricopa's Elena Trails property, a new development slated to include more than 450 homes on 111 acres, is under new ownership. Elena Trails, located at the southeast corner of Murphy Road and Farrell Road in Maricopa, is a planned community with zoning and preliminary planning approvals already in place. The press […]
Lydia Elena (Ramirez) Camacho | GilaValleyCentral.Net
Lydia Elena (Ramirez) Camacho passed away peacefully on her 84th birthday on Friday, December 23, 2022, surrounded by her family at her home in Apache Junction. Lydia was born on a cold December night in her parents’ home in Sanchez, Arizona, north of the Gila River from Safford and Solomons. She was born by her […]
