Andy Thomas

Andrew Thomas, Legal Reject, is Considering a Run for Governor, Says Maricopa County Republican Committee

Andrew Thomas, the former Maricopa County Attorney whose abuse of power got him disbarred this year, is considering a run for governor, according to a county GOP site. "The Word Is Out That Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas is considering running for Governor. He can be reached at (602 ... More >>

David Hendershott, Lisa Aubuchon and Lawyer Ed Moriarity Ordered to Pay Six-Digit Fees for Filing Garbage Lawsuit Vs. County Foes

David Hendershott, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's former trusted chief deputy, and Lisa Aubuchon, the stooge of disbarred former County Attorney Andy Thomas, probably will pay a steep price for doing the bidding of their bosses. A judge has ordered Hendershott, Aubuchon, her husband, their la ... More >>

Andy Thomas UPDATE: Some Heroes Did Emerge In This Creepy Cautionary Tale

Today's written ruling by the three-person panel that calls for the disbarment of former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and his "special assistant" Lisa Aubuchon should be mandatory reading, and not just for lawyers.It is profound in fact and happens to be beautifully written.One example of ... More >>

Money Pit: Andy Thomas’ Death-Penalty-Laden Years as Maricopa County Attorney

Andy Thomas' Hit Lady Lisa Aubuchon Testifying At Disciplinary Hearing

An unrepentant Lisa Aubuchon is testifying at the moment before a hearing panel that is considering serious disciplinary action against her, her ex-boss County Attorney Andrew Thomas and another attorney.LAndy Thomas: His testimony is forthcoming.​Aubuchon has been trying to explain the litany of ... More >>

Andy Thomas Longtime Shill Barnett Lotstein Gets To Spin One More Time

To hear Barnett Lotstein tell it, ex-Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Peyton Thomas was willing to sacrifice his political career in order to do the right thing by going after alleged "corruption" in county governmentThis guy was Maricopa County Attorney for six years.​Lotstein spun, um, testified ... More >>

Rachel Alexander on Stand Trying Desperately to Keep Ticket To "Practice" Law Intact

Rachel Alexander, one of former Maricopa County Attorney Andy Thomas' key insiders during his six years in office, is on the stand trying to explain how she got put "in charge" of an ill-conceived and politically motivated civil racketeering case against county supervisors, judges, and others. ... More >>

Carmen Chenal Overwhelmed as Tom Horne Pulls an Andy Thomas on Redistricting

Andrew Thomas and Joe Arpaio "Corruption" Case Against County Judge: a Dog

Back from Maricopa County Sheriff's Office headquarters in downtown Phoenix, where we spent a few hours looking through public files involving the infamous, spectacularly overblown (yet never prosecuted) "bribery" case against Superior Court Judge Gary Donahoe. Conclusion: & ... More >>

Arpaio-Thomas Feud had Nothing to do With Sweep for Bugs, County Manager Says

County Manager David Smith says last year's sweep for bugs in county offices had nothing to do with its problems with Arpaio and Thomas.​Last year's sweep of Maricopa County offices for hidden bugs had nothing to do with the feud between county officials and the tag-team of Sheriff Joe Arpa ... More >>

Tom Horne, Andy Thomas Bloody Each Other in Horizon Debate

If you missed the "Clean Elections" Republican state Attorney General debate last night on Horizon between state schools superintendent Tom Horne and former Maricopa County Attorney Andy Thomas, it was a real cage fight. I'm surprised blood didn't spatter the TV screen. Fortunately, if yo ... More >>

Maricopa County Superior Court's Norm Davis Officially Takes Over as Presiding Judge

Norm Davis, a steady-as-she-goes gent we dealt with when he presided as the chief judge in both Juvenile and Family Court, started his five-year term today as the presiding judge of Maricopa County Superior Court. ​  What we like about Judge Davis (that's a photo of him from a few ... More >>

Russell Pearce's SB 1070 a Topic in Democratic AG Debate; David Lujan Apologizes for Missing Vote

AG candidate Vince Rabago drew blood in last night's debateState House Minority Leader David Lujan was made to eat a plate of crow stew last night at a debate sponsored by ASU's Young Democrats among Democratic candidates for state Attorney General. His rival Vince Rabago, a former assistant At ... More >>

Satan and Jesus, Sorry! Here Are Our Predictions About Who Won't Get Named Maricopa County Attorney

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors will choose an interim replacement for departed County Attorney Andrew Thomas in a few days. ​  Here's some predictions about who won't get the gig: 1. SATAN: Left, in photo. 2. JESUS: Right, in photo. 3.. BILL MONTGOMERY: Andy Thomas clone ... More >>

Lisa "I'd Indict A Half-Eaten Ham Sandwich" Aubuchon To Be Sheriff Joe's New Towing Program Czarina? Priceless, but Doubtful

We recently wrote half-kidding (just half) that Andy Thomas henchwoman deputy county attorney Lisa Aubuchon would be on her way to a new gig with Sheriff Joe Arpaio in no time. ​  Then, late last week, we got word that this failure of a prosecutor had been  ... More >>

Lisa "How Do You Spell Disbarment?" Aubuchon Demoted at Maricopa County Attorney's Office -- but to Homicide?

Big changes were afoot at the Maricopa County Attorney's Office yesterday, and we're all over it via a memo sent to us by several sources. ​ By far the most stunning move: The demotion of Lisa Aubuchon, the deputy county attorney who headed the office's charging bureau and was the point wo ... More >>

Andy Thomas' Go-To-Gal Lisa "The Loser" Aubuchon Heckled by County Workers Today

By now, everyone who reads this blog surely knows that Maricopa County Attorney Andy Thomas is resigning next week to run for Arizona Attorney General.   ​The news was greeted in downtown Phoenix with a mixture of surprise (many were starting to wonder if Thomas would pull the ... More >>

Andrew Thomas Nemesis, Dan McAuliffe, Former State Bar Prez, Will Be Missed

We met Dan McAuliffe at a downtown Phoenix coffee shop about a month after deputies representing the malevolent interests of Sheriff Joe Arpaio and County Attorney Andy Thomas arrested the owners of this paper for political reasons.   ​Toothpick in mouth, Mr. McAuliffe (in the photo ... More >>

Joe Arpaio and Andrew Thomas Subjects of Long Story Today in American Bar Journal

Just read a pretty detailed piece in the American Bar Journal about the crazy goings-on in our county -- you know, the Joe Arpaio/Andy Thomas vs. Everyone Else show.   ​It's called "The Maricopa Courthouse War -- An Arizona Showdown Over Populist Politics, Abuse of Power, and P ... More >>

U.S. Justice Department's Public Integrity Boss Blasts Arpaio/Thomas Lawyer

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County Attorney Andy Thomas Sycophant Sally Wells Retires--But Apparently Not For Long

We first remember hearing about Sally Wells when she was a line prosecutor working for former Maricopa County Rick Romley.  ​ We heard she was ethical, tough when necessary, always cordial and fast on her feet in court.  One criminal-defense attorney noted some years ago that Well ... More >>

Andrew Thomas Caused a "Cancer" on Our Justice System with His "Appearance of Impropriety" in Cases Against Supervisors and a Judge

Hearing Tomorrow At State Mental Hospital For Infamous `Blood On Their Hands' Killer

We got an incredible E-mail a few hours ago from Alan Hedges, a Texas man whose 7-year-old granddaughter Alexia and her grandmother Mauricia Aviles (in the photo) were bludgeoned to death in 1999 by seriously mentally ill family member Rodney Aviles.​The brutal murders occurred in Mrs. Aviles' hom ... More >>

Local Attorneys (Not Just Criminal Defense-Types) to Demonstrate Against County Attorney Andy Thomas

Exactly one week from now, an unknown number of fed-up Maricopa County's criminal-defense lawyers are planning to protest the ongoing "evil" reign of County Attorney Andy Thomas on the steps of the downtown Phoenix court complex. Edit Entry - Valley Fever | Movable Type Enterprise​Say ... More >>

UPDATE: More on Upcoming Anti-Andy Thomas Rally from "Non-Organizer" Jim Belanger

Shortly after publishing the previous blog post on the scheduled December 21 demonstration by local criminal-defense attorneys against Maricopa County Attorney Andy Thomas, someone forwarded us another missive being disseminated by lawyer Jim Belanger. Belanger suggests that he and his fellow barr ... More >>

Andrew Thomas Denied Again in Review of Spanish-Language DUI Courts

When choosing an Andy Thomas photo, you always gotta go mustache.​Whether spoken in Spanish or English, the answer to Andy Thomas' request to have the ruling in his Spanish DUI Court lawsuit reviewed is the same: NO!On Thursday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused Thomas' requ ... More >>

If at First You Don't Succeed, Try Try Again; Andy Thomas Throws His Hat Into AG Race

County Attorney Andrew Thomas is considering a run for attorney general, and he wants the world to know!​If you like what Andrew Thomas has done for Maricopa County, you're in luck; he might be taking the Andy show statewide.That's right; Maricopa County Attorney Andy Thomas announced t ... More >>

One of County Attorney Andy Thomas' Top Fillies to Race in Preakness?

We did a double-take when we saw a name that seemed familiar at the top of a sports page.  The story spoke of a filly named Rachel Alexandra, who may be running against the guys next week at the Preakness, the second leg of racing's Triple Crown. "She is a graceful athlete," Rache ... More >>

Jan Brewer, Joe Arpaio, Dean Martin, Sandra Kennedy and More: Candids from the AZ Dems and GOPers

So I had a load of photos left over from last week's two state party reorganization meetings, and I figured you might want view these as added illustrations for this week's Bird column. Think of it as porn for political junkies, though thankfully everyone has their clothes on. Reminds me of that lin ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, December 25, 2008

"I Can No Longer Stay Silent": Rick Romley Endorses Tim Nelson for County Attorney

Taxpayers fund concealed weapons permits for pistol-packing prosecutors, secretaries and others at the Maricopa County Attorney's Office

Head on a skewer: Joe Arpaio was so obsessed with getting a hard-charging New Times writer prosecuted that he badgered Andy Thomas into making a fool of himself

Who can best whup Andy Thomas' tuchis, Gerald Richard or Tim Nelson?

Best intentions: Jump high or stay home

County Attorney’s office (finally) files "Notice of Intent to Dismiss" charges in Lacey/Larkin matter.

Former County Attorney Rick Romley slams Andrew Thomas, Joe Arpaio, Dennis Wilenchik, and the new “McCarthyism” over illegal immigration.

Below the Belt

Lawyer Dennis Wilenchik's spearheading Joe Arpaio's attempt to smear his chief political rival

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, February 8, 2007

Bully Pulpit

County Attorney Andy Thomas has not only steered a lot of business to his old law firm, he has hired his old boss to harass Sheriff Joe Arpaio's chief political rival

Doubting Thomas

The Maricopa County Attorney's Office has approved lucrative contracts to Andy Thomas' old law firm

Doubting Thomas

The Maricopa County Attorney's Office has approved lucrative contracts to Andy Thomas' old law firm

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, February 23, 2006

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, February 2, 2006

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, Jnauary 26, 2006

Mexican Busting

The plumed wonder examines the racial politics of Andy Thomas, then swoops over Sharon Stonewaller and Tent City, where Shaq and a local actor were inside the razor wire

Rocking the Boat

GOP bigwigs and their pandering pals in the mainstream press are apoplectic about a state senator and New Times' fight to discover the truth. What're these pols trying to hide?

Letters

Letters from the issue of Thursday, June 30, 2005

Letters

Letters from the week of September 2, 2004

Dangerous Mind

Imagine Joe Arpaio as a dewy intellectual, and you've got County Attorney wanna-be Andy Thomas