The Arizona State Constitution: A Reference Guide -- (James Leshy, 2d ed., Oxford Univ. Press 2013) (KFA2801 1911.A6 L47 1993). A comprehensive history of Arizona's constitutional development.
A Courtroom of Her Own: The Life and Work of Judge Mary Anne Richey -- (Barbara Ann Atwood, Carolina Acad. Press, 1998) (KF373.R485 A88 1998). Written by Judge Richey’s first law clerk after being appointed to the U.S. District Court, this biography covers Judge Mary Anne Richey’s life, including her childhood in Indiana, graduation from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1951, up to her death in 1983. Judge Richey was the first woman to be appointed a judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.
Laws, Courts and Lawyers through the Years in Arizona -- (James M. Murphy, Univ. Ariz. Press, 1970) (KFA2925.S55 A3 1970). Legal history book which describes the history of the legal profession and lawmaking in the state of Arizona. The text begins with a description of pre-territorial Arizona and moves through the development of courts, the state bar, the interaction of news with the law, and the creation of Arizona's counties.
Memories of an Arizona Judge -- (Richard E. Sloan, Stanford Univ. Press, 1932) (KF368.S56 A3 1932). Written by a former Justice of the Supreme Court and the last Territorial Governor of Arizona, this book covers Arizona’s transition from a territory to a state from an on-the-ground perspective. Told as a series of narratives, the book is meant to “depict life in the Arizona Territory as it actually was, without embellishment or exaggeration.”
The Records of the Arizona Constitutional Convention of 1910 -- (John S. Goff, Supreme Court of Ariz., 1991) (KFA2801 1910.A222 1991). The entire transcript of the Arizona Constitutional Convention of 1910 with an index to subjects which were considered during the sessions and the disposition of propositions. Also includes the text of the constitution as originally adopted amendments to it from 1911-1990.
The Spanish Legal Heritage in Arizona -- (James M. Murphy, Ariz. Pioneers' Hist. Soc., 1966) (KF2479.M84 1966). This book examines the influence of Spain and Mexico on Arizona’s laws, with a particular focus on how they impacted Arizonan marital rights and water law. It also provides a brief summary of the various laws that the land now known as Arizona has been subject to, and to what extent.