• Public comment hearing set for Oct. 24 on dozens of Arizona’s judges • 2024 abortion ruling and campaign efforts tested voter sentiment • Civics group, justice and review commission anticipate less contentious cycle

A process to grade judges on their performance, with the ultimate goal of helping voters decide whether they should remain on the bench, is underway. This leaves one justice, 16 court of appeals judges and 72 superior court judges facing new scrutiny ahead of their 2026 retention elections.

With the Commission on Judicial Performance Review gearing up for the next election and a higher profile retention election in the rearview, a Supreme Court justice and the leader of a voter education group predict a smoother cycle than the last one.

In 2024, two justices, Justice C

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