Maricopa County Superior Court Judge — Hon. Marischa H. Gilla 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,
Marischa H. Gilla
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Marischa H. Gilla is a Maricopa County Superior Court judge on the 2026 retention ballot.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Began serving in the Superior Court's family department.
June 1, 2025
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Began serving in the Superior Court's juvenile department.
April 1, 2023
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Was appointed to the Maricopa County Superior Court by Governor Katie Hobbs.
March 31, 2023
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Began serving in the Superior Court's criminal department.
May 18, 2020
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Was appointed a full-time Maricopa County Superior Court commissioner effective May 18, 2020.
May 18, 2020
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Moved to the Maricopa County Attorney's Capital Litigation Bureau.
January 1, 2014
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Moved to the Maricopa County Attorney's Family Violence Bureau.
January 1, 2007
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Track record — Impartiality
Impartiality · 1 favorable
Received a 2022 commissioner-review survey showing 100% favorable responses for basic fairness and most equal-treatment measures.
May 20, 2022Favorable on Impartiality
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Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 10 favorable
Denied an in-loco-parentis visitation petition after giving special weight to a fit parent's decision; the Court of Appeals affirmed.
July 27, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Was found to meet Arizona judicial performance standards for the 2026 retention cycle.
April 10, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: jpr.azcourts.gov
Terminated parental rights involving five children on abandonment, substance-abuse and out-of-home-placement grounds; the Court of Appeals affirmed.
March 30, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Terminated parental rights to K.C. after finding abuse and failure to protect; the Court of Appeals affirmed.
December 19, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
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Terminated a father's parental rights to J.G. on out-of-home-placement grounds; the Court of Appeals affirmed.
May 14, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
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Found K.C. dependent after concluding the child's parents had failed to protect the child; the Court of Appeals affirmed.
April 9, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
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Terminated a mother's parental rights to A.S.; the Court of Appeals affirmed.
April 2, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
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Entered private practice as a criminal-defense attorney.
January 1, 2019Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: superiorcourt.maricopa.gov
Became bureau chief of the Maricopa County Attorney's Family Violence Bureau.
January 1, 2016Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: superiorcourt.maricopa.gov
Began serving as a Maricopa County deputy county attorney in the Juvenile Division.
January 1, 2006Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: superiorcourt.maricopa.gov
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 2 records
Was found to meet Arizona judicial performance standards for the 2026 retention cycle.
April 10, 2026
Source: jpr.azcourts.gov
Received a 2022 commissioner-review survey showing 100% favorable responses for basic fairness and most equal-treatment measures.
May 20, 2022
Source: azcourts.gov
Source: jpr.azcourts.gov