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6 unusual facts about Jane Dee Hull


Jane Dee Hull

This election was particularly significant because it was the first time in the history of the United States that all five of the top elected executive offices in one state were held by women: Hull; Betsey Bayless, secretary of state; Janet Napolitano, attorney general; Carol Springer, treasurer; and Lisa Graham Keegan, Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Hull was constitutionally barred from running for a second full term in 2002 (the Arizona constitution limits the Governor to eight consecutive years in office), and she was succeeded by Janet Napolitano, who defeated Matt Salmon.

LaGrand case

Diplomatic efforts, including pleas by German ambassador Jürgen Chrobog and German Member of Parliament Claudia Roth, and the recommendation of Arizona's clemency board, failed to sway Arizona Governor Jane Dee Hull, who insisted that the executions be carried out.

Michael D. Ryan

Justice Ryan was appointed to the state's highest court on May 21, 2002 by Governor Jane Dee Hull.

Rebecca White Berch

Berch has been a justice of the state's highest court since March 2002, when she was appointed to the court by Republican governor Jane Dee Hull.

Ruth McGregor

McGregor was appointed to the Arizona Supreme Court in 1998 by Republican Governor Jane Dee Hull and remained there until her retirement in 2009.



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