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SUPREME COURT OF ARIZONA En Banc KIRK ADAMS, Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives, in his official capacity; and RUSSELL PEARCE, President of the Arizona Senate, in his official capacity, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Petitioners, ) ) v. ) ) THE COMMISSION ON APPELLATE ) COURT APPOINTMENTS; ) REBECCA WHITE BERCH, officially ) in her capacity as Chair of the ) Commission on Appellate Court ) Appointments; SUZANNE M. ) BALLARD; DOUG COLE; CAREY ) DOBSON; ROBERT M. GALLO; JOHN A. ) LEAVITT; LINDA MARTIN; DEWEY D. ) SCHADE; JANE C. STRAIN; JOHN ) THOMAS TAYLOR, III; CHARIE ) WALLACE; WILLIAM J. EKSTROM, ) JR.; JILL HARRISON; MICHAEL ) RUSING; and TED A. SCHMIDT, ) officially in their capacities ) as members of the Commission on ) Appellate Court Appointments, ) ) Respondents. ) ) __________________________________) Arizona Supreme Court No. CV-10-0405-SA

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Special Action JURISDICTION ACCEPTED; RELIEF GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART ________________________________________________________________ ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES By Peter A. Gentala Phoenix

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ARIZONA STATE SENATE By Gregrey G. Jernigan Attorneys for Kirk D. Adams and Russell K. Pearce

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THOMAS C. HORNE, ARIZONA ATTORNEY GENERAL Phoenix By Mary R. O'Grady, Solicitor General Mark D. Wilson, Assistant Attorney General Rex C. Nowlan, Assistant Attorney General Attorneys for Commission on Appellate Court Appointments, Rebecca White Berch, Suzanne M. Ballard, Doug Cole, Carey Dobson, Robert M. Gallo, John A. Leavitt, Linda Martin, Dewey D. Schade, Jane C. Strain, John Thomas Taylor, III, Charie Wallace, William J. Ekstrom, Jr, Jill Harrison, Michael Rusing, and Ted A. Schmidt HARALSON MILLER PITT FELDMAN & MCANALLY PLC By Stanley G. Feldman And PERKINS COIE LLP By Paul F. Eckstein Colin P. Ahler Amy C. Chang Attorneys for Amici Curiae Lattie Coor, Paul Johnson, Valley Citizens League, Phoenix and Arizona Latino Research Enterprise SHEILA SULLIVAN POLK, YAVAPAI COUNTY ATTORNEY By Jack H. Fields, Deputy County Attorney Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Yavapai County Attorney Phoenix Tucson

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GORDON & REES, LLP Phoenix By Stephen W. Tully Attorneys for Amici Curiae Jeff Flake, Trent Franks, Benjamin Quayle, Paul Gosar, and David Schweikert ________________________________________________________________ B A L E S, Justice

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