AZ Judges: Keep them or Dump Them?

In the past I have never known what to do about the question of Judges, so I would just blindly marked them.  But we can do better than that!

AZ JUDICIAL ORGANIZATION

The Arizona Supreme Court is the highest court in Arizona. The court currently consists of one chief justice, a vice chief justice, and three associate justices. Justices are appointed by the governor from a list compiled by a bi-partisan commission. The justices are re-elected after an initial two-year term following their appointment. Subsequent re-elections occur every six years. 

The Arizona Court of Appeals, further divided into two divisions, is the intermediate court in the state. Division One, based in Phoenix, consists of 16 judges, and has jurisdiction in the western and northern regions of the state, along with the greater Phoenix area. Division Two is based in Tucson and has six judges.

Each county of Arizona has a Superior Court, which is a trial court of general jurisdiction. The size and organization of individual superior courts are varied and generally depend upon the size of the particular county

HOW ARE JUDGES SELECTED?
SUPREME COURT
There are five justices on the Arizona Supreme Court, each appointed by the governor from a list of names compiled by the Arizona Commission on Appellate Court Appointments. The initial term of a new justice is at least two years, after which the justice stands for retention in an uncontested yes-no election. Subsequent terms last six years
COURT OF APPEALS
There are 23 judges on the Arizona Court of Appeals, each appointed in an identical fashion to those of the Arizona Supreme Court (although with different job qualifications, as seen below). Like supreme court justices, court of appeals judges serve initial terms of at least two years and subsequent terms of six years
SUPERIOR COURTS
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. (OnlyPima, 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.^[1]
• 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 electio

HOW DO WE DETERMINE WHETHER TO KEEP A JUDGE OR NOT?

The first way to be an informed voter is to visit JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW

Watch this video on VOTING FOR JUDGES

The "2016 General Election Publicity Phamplet" also provides some pretty good information and a score for all of the judges.  See page 94

Since I am in Maricopa County, I can see how all of the judges performance reviews at this location:    MARICOPA COUNTY JUDICIAL REVIEW

You can click on each of the judges listed to get a more detailed report of their judicial review.

MY OPINION
Based on my own personal assessment, I am voting YES on all the judges except: Garcia, Jeanne M and  Gentry, Jo Lynn