2016 Arizona court expansion not seen as efficiency boost

PHOENIX (AP) — Current and former chief justices of the Arizona Supreme Court say the addition of two more justices didn’t make it more efficient, one of the expectations stated by Gov. Doug Ducey in 2016 when he signed the expansion legislation. Chief Justice Robert Brutinel told the Arizona Capitol Times that the increase to seven justices made the court less efficient because two more justices and their law clerks now review draft opinions before they’re issued. Similarly, f