Maricopa County Superior Court Judge — Hon. Monica B. Edelstein 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,
Monica B. Edelstein
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · Official site
Monica B. Edelstein is a Maricopa County Superior Court judge serving since 2020.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Was retained as a judge by Maricopa County voters, with 579,974 yes votes (64.14%) to 324,208 no votes.
November 8, 2022
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Was appointed a Maricopa County Superior Court judge by Governor Doug Ducey. She was a federal prosecutor at the time.
September 4, 2020
Source: fox10phoenix.com
Track record — Impartiality
Impartiality · 1 favorable
Was again found to meet judicial performance standards by the Arizona Commission on Judicial Performance Review. Surveys rated her acceptable or better 95% on legal ability, 96% on integrity, and 94% on temperament.
April 24, 2026Favorable on Impartiality
Source: jpr.azcourts.gov
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 7 favorable · 1 unfavorable
Was again found to meet judicial performance standards by the Arizona Commission on Judicial Performance Review. Surveys rated her acceptable or better 95% on legal ability, 96% on integrity, and 94% on temperament.
April 24, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: jpr.azcourts.gov
Was found to meet judicial performance standards by the Arizona Commission on Judicial Performance Review. The commission voted 27 to 1.
September 23, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: jpr.azcourts.gov
Had a paternity ruling overturned by the Arizona Court of Appeals. The court said she set aside a father's legal paternity without a valid legal reason and restored it (Johnson v. Edelstein).
October 26, 2021Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: azcourts.gov
Prosecuted a former in-house lawyer who took restaurant company money to gamble. He was sentenced to prison and ordered to repay $1,339,252.69.
September 21, 2020Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: justice.gov
Prosecuted property managers who stole at least $1.2 million from homeowner association accounts. Two were sentenced to over a year in prison and ordered to repay the HOAs.
March 4, 2019Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: justice.gov
Prosecuted, as a federal prosecutor with two colleagues, a Phoenix real estate investor whose fraud schemes caused over $30 million in losses. He was sentenced to 17 years in prison.
December 19, 2017Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: justice.gov
Prosecuted, with a co-counsel, a Phoenix restaurant owner who failed to pay over $288,000 in taxes and $89,000 in wages. The owner was sentenced to 12 months and 1 day in prison.
October 19, 2016Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: justice.gov
Prosecuted a Phoenix lawyer and two accountants as a U.S. Justice Department tax trial attorney. All three pleaded guilty in an offshore trust scheme that hid clients' income from the IRS.
June 30, 2010Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: justice.gov
Source: jpr.azcourts.gov