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Thursday, November 17, 2011
Politics / News Mathis Reinstated to Redistricting Commission by AZ Supreme Court
Posted by Jim Nintzel on Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 7:01 PM
In a stunning rebuke to Gov. Jan Brewer and the GOP caucus in the Arizona Senate, the Arizona Supreme Court has ordered Colleen Mathis to be reinstated as chair of the Independent Redistricting Commission just hours after oral arguments this afternoon.
The court order:
Having considered the filings in this matter by the petitioner, the intervenor, the respondents, and the amici curiae, and the arguments of counsel,1. The Court accepts jurisdiction of the petition for special action, having concluded that it has jurisdiction under Article 6, Section 5(1) of the Arizona Constitution;
2. The Court concludes that the issues presented in this matter are not political questions and are therefore justiciable. See Brewer v. Burns, 222 Ariz. 234, 238-39 ¶¶ 16-22, 213 P.3d 671, 675-76 (2009);
3. The Court concludes that the letter of November 1, 2011, from the Acting Governor to the intervenor Colleen Mathis does not demonstrate “substantial neglect of duty, gross misconduct in office, or inability to discharge the duties of office” by the intervenor Mathis, as required under Article 4, Part 2, Section 1(10) of the Arizona Constitution;
Therefore, the Court grants the relief requested by the intervenor Mathis and orders that she be reinstated as chair of the Independent Redistricting Commission.
The Court in due course will issue an opinion more fully detailing its reasoning in this matter.
More details about the fight over redistricting here.
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