Down Ballot Races: Judges [View all]

[QED]

I found this group called "Gavel Watch" that rates judges. Here is their analysis:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14WMqSHSbIBIMnAZ-H7JSeGxbEtO11N_HoU6KQ8EhTtM/edit?fbclid=IwAR0N6Mc6yAm4shRObuqJhxnHkwfyuQqOfM8hM_rQ6nG5F5EvPpIfTtqY3L8#gid=0

Here is their methology:

"RESEARCH METHODOLOGY: The authors and researchers of Gavel Watch are not attorneys and have not participated in any relevant cases as plaintiffs or defendants before the listed judges, nor are they participants in any part of the judicial system except as observers. 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, news sources too numerous to mention, Arizona Republic database searching, Twitter, Facebook, and The Federalist Society. Recommendations to Retain (YES), or Do Not Retain (NO) are based on evaluations of all reports combined, with less weight given to obviously biased opinions stated 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 overtly conservative or ideological bias, we recommended YES. LEARN ABOUT THE JUDICIAL NOMINATION AND SELECTION PROCESS AND THE JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW PROCESS IN ARIZONA ON SECOND TAB OF THIS WORKSHEET. © 2020 Civic Engagement Beyond Voting. Please direct questions to [e-mail] Not for use in whole or in part without permission. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee."


I'll break it out by jurisdiction. (I think I used the right word.)

on edit: Added information about methodology