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Bill Montgomery
Justice, Arizona Supreme Court
Background: Montgomery served in the U.S. Army before beginning his legal career. Montgomery served two stints as deputy county attorney for Maricopa County and worked in private practice.
At a glance
- Court
- Arizona Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Doug Ducey (R) (September 2019); retained by voters in a retention election on November 8, 2022
- Appointed by
- Gov. Doug Ducey (R)
- Appointment date
- September 2019
- Took office
- September 9, 2019
- Current term ends
- January 1, 2029
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 8, 2022
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Strong Republican (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: United States Military Academy West Point, 1989
- Law: Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, 2001
- Prior offices
- Maricopa County Attorney (2011 - 2019)
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Assisted appointment (governor-controlled commission)A nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
Summary of facts listed on Bill Montgomery’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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