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Howard Sukenic

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Maricopa County Superior Court

Tenure

Present officeholder

Term ends

2023

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 6, 2018

Appointed

September 29, 2015

Education

Bachelor's

Arizona State University, 1984

Law

Pepperdine University School of Law, 1987

Personal

Profession

Assistant U.S. Attorney

Howard Sukenic is a judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona. His current term ends on January 2, 2023.

Sukenic ran for re-election for judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona. He won in the  retention election on November 6, 2018.

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## Contents

* 1 Education
* 2 Career
* 3 Elections
* 3.1 2018
* 3.1.1 Selection method
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

## Education[edit]

Sukenic received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Arizona State University in 1984 and a J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law in 1987.[3]

## Career[edit]

At the time of his judicial appointment, Sukenic was an assistant U.S. attorney working in the Financial Crimes and Public Integrity Section. He also served as a prosecutor in the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office for 13 years.[3]

## Elections[edit]

### 2018[edit]

See also: Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2018)

##### Maricopa County Superior Court, Howard Sukenic's seat

Howard Sukenic was retained to the Maricopa County Superior Court on November 6, 2018 with 59.6% of the vote.

Retention

Vote

Votes

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Yes

59.6

| 459,288
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40.4

| 311,878

Total Votes

| 771,166

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It has been certified. Source

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#### Selection method[edit]

See also: Assisted appointment (judicial selection) and Nonpartisan elections

The 174 judges of the Arizona Superior Court are selected in one of two ways:

* In counties with a population exceeding 250,000, judges are selected through the merit selection method. (Only Pima, Pinal, and Maricopa counties currently subscribe to this method, though the constitution provides for other counties to adopt merit selection through ballot initiative). After appointment, judges serve for two years and then must run in a yes-no retention election in the next general election. If retained, judges will go on to serve a four-year term.[4]
* In the state's other 13 counties, judges run in partisan primaries followed by nonpartisan general elections. Interim vacancies are filled through gubernatorial appointment, and newly appointed judges must run in the next general election.[4]

The chief judge of each superior court is chosen by the state supreme court. He or she serves in that capacity for the remainder of their four-year term.[4]

## See also[edit]

* Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2018)
* Courts in Arizona
* Arizona Superior Courts
* Maricopa County, Arizona

## External links[edit]

* Search Google News for this topic

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Judicial Performance Review, "Judicial Report: 2018 Maricopa County Judges," accessed October 24, 2018
2. ↑ Tucson News Now, "Ducey appoints 6 new Maricopa County Superior Court judges," September 29, 2015
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Yuma News Now, "Governor Ducey announces appointments of Alison Bachus, Greg Como, Kerstin LeMaire, Joshua Rogers, Howard Sukenic and Roy Charles (“Chuck”) Whitehead to Maricopa County Superior Court," September 29, 2015
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Arizona," archived October 2, 2014

Arizona courts

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Federal courts:

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Arizona • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Arizona

State courts:

Arizona Supreme Court • Arizona Court of Appeals • Arizona Superior Court • Arizona Justice Courts • Arizona Municipal Courts

State resources:

Courts in Arizona • Arizona judicial elections • Judicial selection in Arizona

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