Former chief justices unite for judiciary outreach
By State Affairs
December 16, 2025 | Kiera Riley | State Affairs AZ
A coalition of more than 40 former chief justices of state Supreme Courts – including five from Arizona – is banding together to defend an independent judiciary through civic education outreach.
Keep Our Republic, a pro-Democracy nonprofit, convened the Alliance of Former Chief Justices to cut through the misconceptions and polarization floating around the judiciary.
Former chief justices Scott Bales, Rebecca Berch, Stanley Feldman, Ruth McGregor and Thomas Zlaket all joined the effort. They signed an open letter citing…