Ruth McGregor

Ruth Van Roekel McGregor (born April 4, 1943) is a former justice of the Arizona Supreme Court[1] in the USA.

Ruth V. McGregor
Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
In office
June 12, 2005 – July 1, 2009
Preceded byCharles E. Jones
Succeeded byRebecca White Berch
Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
In office
1998 – July 1, 2009
Appointed byJane Dee Hull
Preceded byJames Moeller
Succeeded byJohn Pelander
Personal details
Born (1943-04-04) April 4, 1943
Le Mars, Iowa, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Iowa, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law

McGregor received a B.A. degree from the University of Iowa in 1964, an M.A. from the University of Iowa in 1965, and her law degree from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University 1974.

Judicial career

McGregor served as law clerk to Supreme Court of the United States justice Sandra Day O'Connor 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 the Republican Governor Jane Dee Hull and remained there until her retirement in 2009.[2] 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.

Advocate of Missouri plan

Justice McGregor is an advocate of Arizona's version of the Missouri Plan for choosing state judges.[3]

On "derogatory" terms referring to undocumented immigrants

The Los Abogados Hispanic Bar Association requested that the Arizona Court system cease using terms like "illegal" in cases and opinions. Justice Ruth McGregor in a letter, indicated that she had informed the judges of the organization's concerns with using terms like "illegal", "aliens" or "illegal immigrants".[4]

References
  1. Who's who in the West. 2004. ISBN 9780837909356.
  2. "ARIZONA SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE RUTH V.MCGREGOR ADDRESSES JOINT SESSION OF LEGISLATURE, ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT", Press Release, March 23, 2009]
  3. "Should Politicians Take Over Arizona's Courts? A Special Event With The Honorable Ruth V. McGregor"
  4. McGregor Letter response


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