The Commission on Appellate Court Appointments has recommended seven nominees to Governor Doug Ducey for two new openings on the expanded seven-member Arizona Supreme Court.
The nominees for the two new positions on the Arizona Supreme Court are:
• Pamela S. Frasher Gates, a Maricopa County Superior Court Judge
• Thomas A. Gilson, of Beus Gilbert, PLLC
• Andrew W. Gould, an Arizona Court of Appeals Judge – Division I
• John R. Lopez, IV of the Arizona Attorney General’s Office
• Robert J. McWhirter of the Law Office of Robert J. McWhirter
• Peter B. Swann, an Arizona Court of Appeals Judge – Division I
• Samuel A. Thumma, an Arizona Court of Appeals Judge – Division I
Governor Ducey will appoint the new justices.