Maricopa County Superior Court Judge — Hon. Samuel J. Myers retention
Source: elections.maricopa.gov
What does this office do?
- Deciding trials in the county
- Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
- Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Housing Affordability,
Samuel J. Myers
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · Official site
Samuel J. Myers is a Maricopa County Superior Court judge appointed in 2007.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 9 records
Sentenced Deleon Haynes to three years of supervised probation, 100 hours of community service and substance-abuse treatment for aggravated assault.
June 3, 2024
Source: fox10phoenix.com
Served on Arizona's Post-Conviction Actions Task Force.
August 20, 2019
Source: azcourts.gov
Served on the Arizona Supreme Court's Capital Case Oversight Committee.
March 13, 2019
Source: azcourts.gov
Served on Arizona's task force reviewing Rule 32 criminal post-conviction procedures.
February 6, 2019
Source: azcourts.gov
Seconded a proposal for automatic restoration of civil rights for all felony offenders.
December 7, 2018
Source: azcourts.gov
Became presiding judge of the Superior Court's criminal department.
June 1, 2015
Source: superiorcourt.maricopa.gov
Became associate presiding judge of the Superior Court's civil division.
April 1, 2010
Source: superiorcourt.maricopa.gov
Began serving as a Maricopa County Superior Court judge.
October 1, 2007
Source: superiorcourt.maricopa.gov
Worked as a Maricopa County deputy county attorney, including in the family-violence and homicide divisions.
January 1, 1995
Source: superiorcourt.maricopa.gov
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
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
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
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
Was unanimously found to meet Arizona judicial performance standards.
January 1, 2014Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: jpr.azcourts.gov
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
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
Was unanimously found to meet Arizona judicial performance standards.
January 1, 2014
Source: jpr.azcourts.gov
Source: jpr.azcourts.gov