Claudia M. Gonzalez
AZ · Judge, Yuma County Superior Court
Judge appointed in November 2025 after serving as a court commissioner and judge pro tempore since 2021. She has worked as a county prosecutor, a public defense attorney, and an immigration attorney, and holds a law degree from Arizona State University.
Track record
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 2 favorable
Was appointed a Yuma County Superior Court judge by Governor Katie Hobbs, filling the seat of retiring Judge Lawrence Kenworthy. The governor cited her past work as both a prosecutor and a defense attorney.
November 21, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: azgovernor.gov
Was appointed a Yuma County Superior Court commissioner in February 2021. The county's judicial selection committee picked her as its top choice out of four applicants.
February 3, 2021Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: kawc.org
Past race Claudia M. Gonzalez ran in:
- Judge of Superior Court, Division 3 · November 3, 2026 · Yuma County, Arizona · incumbent