Ruth Van Roekel McGregor (born April 4, 1943) is an American lawyer and former justice of the

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Legal education and experience

McGregor received a

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from the

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in 1964, a

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from the

in 1965, and her

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from the

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1974.

Judicial career

McGregor served as law clerk to

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justice

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from 1981 to 1982 and served on the Arizona Court of Appeals from 1989 to 1998. McGregor was appointed to the Arizona Supreme Court in 1998 by Governor

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and remained there until her retirement in 2009. She was retained in 2000 and 2006. She served a term as chief justice that ended with her retirement from the court. She retired from the court on June 30, 2009, and was succeeded by

John Pelander Arthur John Pelander III (born January 26, 1951) is a former justice of the Arizona Supreme Court. Pelander has a bachelor's degree from Wittenberg University and a J.D. from the University of Arizona College of Law. He was from 1976 to 1977 cle ...

. McGregor is an advocate of Arizona's version of the

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for choosing state judges."Should Politicians Take Over Arizona's Courts? A Special Event With The Honorable Ruth V. McGregor"
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External links

STATE OF THE JUDICIARY ADDRESS, March 23, 2009

"Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice, Ruth McGregor, Announces Retirement"
''Valley Fever'', March 23, 2009
Arizona Supreme Court

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Legal education and experience

Judicial career

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