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The Yuma County Judicial Selection Committee will gather Saturday to interview candidates for an open Court Commissioner position in Yuma County’s Superior Court.
They will interview top candidates and recommend the best three, but Presiding Judge David Haws will be the decider. Judge Haws will appoint the Commissioner who will sit on the bench for up to a year.
Yuma lawyers are urging Judge Haws to use this power responsibly and prioritize diversity in making his decision.
In a letter, lawyers say women and Latinos are underrepresented on the court, and that it is Judge Haws’ duty as an elected official to change the Superior Court to reflect the community.
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Despite logistical and financial setbacks brought about by COVID-19, the Sierra Vista Rotary Club has had a busy six months of service.
Dec. 14 capped the first six months of giving with donations to Toys for Tots. The toys donated by members of the club were supplemented by the toys collected from the Sierra Vista Rotary Evening Satellite Club and from $500 worth of toys donated by Grasshopper Landscaping. When Darrel Claunch of the Thunder Mountain Detachment 1283 Marine Corps League showed up to collect the toys, he was given a resounding round of applause before a parade of members assisted him in carrying all the donated toys to his truck.