Jo Lynn Gentry
Jo Lynn Gentry was a judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona. She left office on January 6, 2025.
Gentry ran for re-election for judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona. She won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Gentry is an enrolled member of the Navajo tribe. She received a B.S. in criminal justice from Arizona State University in 1985 and a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1988.
Gentry began her legal career as an assistant general counsel to the Gila River Indian Community (1994–1999) and as a special assistant U.S. attorney for the Arizona district (1995–1999). She spent the next six years as an attorney with the Attorney General of Arizona (1999–2005) before being appointed to the superior court. She has also served as a judge pro tempore for the Ak Chin Indian Community and Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation.[1]
Awards and associations
- Former Member, Board of Directors for the Phoenix Indian Center
- Former Member, Board of Directors for the Phoenix Crisis Nursery
- Member, Board of Directors for the Xicanindio Artes Inc.
- Member, Board of Directors, Clavadistas Del Sol[1]
Elections
2020
Maricopa County Superior Court, Jo Lynn Gentry's seat
Jo Lynn Gentry was retained to the Maricopa County Superior Court on November 3, 2020 with 53.3% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
53.3
|
690,431 | ||
No |
46.7
|
604,241 | |||
Total Votes |
1,294,672 | ||||
|
|
2016
Arizona held elections for 80 superior court judgeships on November 8, 2016. Sixty-three of those seats were up for retention election. Three counties—Maricopa, Pima, and Pinal—use retention elections for their superior courts.[2]
| Maricopa County Superior Court, Jo Lynn Gentry-Lewis Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Jo Lynn Gentry | 53.35% | |
| Source: Maricopa County, Arizona, "November 8, 2016 General Election," November 9, 2016 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
2012
Gentry was retained with 67.46 percent of the vote in the general election on November 6, 2012.[3][4]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jo Lynn Gentry did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Judicial Branch of Arizona: Maricopa County, "Biography of Judge Jo Lynn Gentry," accessed October 6, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Commission on Judicial Performance Review, "JPR Vote Results: Vote Meeting," June 24, 2016
- ↑ Maricopa County 2012 Unofficial Election Results
- ↑ Arizona Courts, "Judicial Performance Review Commission Announces Official Performance Ratings for Judges," August 7, 2012
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Arizona • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Arizona
State courts:
Arizona Supreme Court • Arizona Court of Appeals • Arizona Superior Court • Arizona Justice Courts • Arizona Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Arizona • Arizona judicial elections • Judicial selection in Arizona
