Samuel J. Myers
AZ · Judge, Maricopa County Superior Court
Samuel J. Myers is a Maricopa County Superior Court judge appointed in 2007.
Where Samuel J. Myers stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (6 records), Civil Rights (5 records)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 6 support
Sentenced Deleon Haynes to three years of supervised probation, 100 hours of community service and substance-abuse treatment for aggravated assault.
June 3, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: fox10phoenix.com · researched September 13, 2026
Served on Arizona's Post-Conviction Actions Task Force.
August 20, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: azcourts.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Served on the Arizona Supreme Court's Capital Case Oversight Committee.
March 13, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: azcourts.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Served on Arizona's task force reviewing Rule 32 criminal post-conviction procedures.
February 6, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: azcourts.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Became presiding judge of the Superior Court's criminal department.
June 1, 2015Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: superiorcourt.maricopa.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Worked as a Maricopa County deputy county attorney, including in the family-violence and homicide divisions.
January 1, 1995Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: superiorcourt.maricopa.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 5 support
Found that alternate-elector defendants cleared the initial evidentiary threshold for an expedited anti-SLAPP hearing.
February 1, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: cms.stateaffairs.com · researched September 13, 2026
Remanded Arizona's alternate-electors prosecution to a grand jury after finding defendants were denied a substantial procedural right.
May 30, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: cms.stateaffairs.com · researched September 13, 2026
Served on Arizona's Post-Conviction Actions Task Force.
August 20, 2019Supports Civil Rights
Source: azcourts.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Served on Arizona's task force reviewing Rule 32 criminal post-conviction procedures.
February 6, 2019Supports Civil Rights
Source: azcourts.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Seconded a proposal for automatic restoration of civil rights for all felony offenders.
December 7, 2018Supports Civil Rights
Source: azcourts.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Became associate presiding judge of the Superior Court's civil division.
April 1, 2010
Source: superiorcourt.maricopa.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Began serving as a Maricopa County Superior Court judge.
October 1, 2007
Source: superiorcourt.maricopa.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Impartiality
Impartiality · 1 favorable
Denied a criminal defendant's request to disqualify another judicial officer for alleged bias.
October 9, 2018Favorable on Impartiality
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 4 favorable
Was found to meet Arizona judicial performance standards for the 2026 retention cycle.
April 10, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: jpr.azcourts.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Found that alternate-elector defendants cleared the initial evidentiary threshold for an expedited anti-SLAPP hearing.
February 1, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: cms.stateaffairs.com · researched September 13, 2026
Remanded Arizona's alternate-electors prosecution to a grand jury after finding defendants were denied a substantial procedural right.
May 30, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: cms.stateaffairs.com · researched September 13, 2026
Was unanimously found to meet Arizona judicial performance standards.
January 1, 2014Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: jpr.azcourts.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 3 records
Was found to meet Arizona judicial performance standards for the 2026 retention cycle.
April 10, 2026
Source: jpr.azcourts.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Remanded Arizona's alternate-electors prosecution to a grand jury after finding defendants were denied a substantial procedural right.
May 30, 2025
Source: cms.stateaffairs.com · researched September 13, 2026
Was unanimously found to meet Arizona judicial performance standards.
January 1, 2014
Source: jpr.azcourts.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Retention question · November 3, 2026
Profile last researched September 13, 2026.