Retirement on Arizona right-leaning high court gives Democratic governor rare chance to fill seat

FILE – The new Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, right, a Democrat, kisses daughter Hattie, middle, after Mayes took the oath of office from Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Brutinel, left, as, at the state Capitol in Phoenix, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool, File)