Judge rules governor's 'de facto directors' violate Arizona law

FILE - Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs delivers her State of the State address at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix, Jan. 9, 2023.PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs' decision to bypass the Republican-controlled Legislature by appointing deputy directors to run state agencies was a violation of Arizona law, a judge ruled this week.

The governor said the Senate's nominations committee had imposed an"impossible standard" after the committee rejected some of her nominees. Hobbs then decided to have her nominees serve as executive deputy directors without confirmation from the Senate. In a ruling released June 5, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Scott Blaney determined the governor's deputy directors were appointed to their leadership roles without legislative oversight in violation of Arizona law.

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