Colin Campbell

Steven LaMar, Cave Creek Councilman, Dumped as Lawyer for Maricopa County Amid Criticism in Mary Rose Wilcox Claim

Maricopa County has dumped Cave Creek Councilman Steven LaMar following his failure to convince a federal judge that a $975,000 payment to Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox might need further authorization.LaMar was appointed to defend the county in late 2010 against the claims and subsequent lawsuits by ... More >>

Retired Arizona Public Officials Sue to Keep "Hundreds of Millions" in Pension Payouts Being Denied Because of New Law

Image: Ray SternColin Campbell, retired Maricopa County Superior Court judge, is representing a group of retired judges suing a state pension plan in an attempt to reverse a law that shrinks pensioners' cost-of-living adjustments.​ Retired judges are fighting a new law that reduces their pensi ... More >>

Mary Rose Wilcox Case: "Utter Lack of Motive or Evidence" of Crimes, Gila County Attorney Concludes

Daisy Flores: Charges aren't warranted against Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox​ Mary Rose Wilcox, one of five members of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, didn't disclose her business interests to the public like she should have, that much is clear. But multiple felonies? ... More >>

John Ore, Presiding Justice of the Peace for Maricopa County, to Retire

John Ore​Justice of the Peace John Ore, who's handled traffic and misdemeanor cases for the Tempe area for 16 years and served as presiding judge of Maricopa County's justices of the peace for the last four, will not seek reelection.Candidates were required to file by last Wednesday. Ore told New ... More >>

Mary Rose Wilcox Files Notice of Claim Against Arpaio, Thomas, Hendershott, and Aubuchon

Mary Rose Wilcox​The lawsuits just keep coming.Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox and her husband, Earl, today filed a notice of claim against Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Chief Deputy David Hendershott, former County Attorney Andrew Thomas, deputy county attorney Lisa Aubuchon, and both the sheri ... More >>

In Debt and Under Fire, Attorney Grant Goodman Has Found an Unusual Pool of Clients: the "Victims" of Probate Court

Daisy Flores, Gila County Attorney, Uses Andrew Thomas' Lawyer in Another Potential Conflict

  Lawyer Ernest Calderon supports Andrew Thomas -- and also works for Daisy Flores, the Gila County Attorney handling the cases against Maricopa Supervisors Don Stapley and Mary Rose Wilcox.​In a county feud that's been marked by cries of legal conflicts of interest, here's one more po ... More >>

Don Stapley Claim Vs. County Could be Settled by Board of Supervisors; County Leaders Mum on Possibility

  Image: Ray Stern It seems likely that Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox, (seen here with husband, Earl, and attorney Colin Campbell), will file a claim against the county like Don Stapley did last week. ​ The malicious prosecution claim filed against Maricopa County by Don St ... More >>

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Is "Disappointed" In County Attorney Andrew Thomas' Prosecutors. Seriously.

Apparently, prosecutors thought that calling Chief Deputy David Hendershott to testify would NOT help their case. Smart prosecutors.​In a press release issued last week, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office expressed "disappointment" with the fact that witnesses friendly to the sheriff, including ... More >>

Video Clips, Links From Sheila Polk's Bombshell Testimony in Hearing to Disqualify Andrew Thomas

Earlier this week, Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk took the stand to testify about her dealings with Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The testimony was ostensibly about the criminal case against County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox -- Wilcox's lawyer, Colin Campbell, ... More >>

Andrew Thomas, Sheila Polk Testify in Hearing to Disqualify the Maricopa County Attorney from Prosecuting Mary Rose Wilcox Case

Andrew Thomas yesterday took the stand to defend his office's handling of the case against Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox.​In a hearing yesterday that stretched to more than four hours, both Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk shared their perspectives ... More >>

Lisa Aubuchon Admitted to Advising Sheriff While Case Was With "Independent" Prosecutor

The latest revelations from Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk surely had Lady Justice weeping -- or maybe even cutting herself.​ Yesterday's court proceedings examining the question of whether the Maricopa County Attorney's Office must be removed from prosecuting Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox cont ... More >>

Andrew Thomas and Sheila Polk Scheduled to Testify Together Next Week in Mary Rose Wilcox Case

​ A judge on Wednesday cleared the way for a court hearing next week that will have county attorneys Andrew Thomas and Sheila Polk answering questions by Mary Rose Wilcox's lawyer. Thomas' office had tried to quash the compelled testimony, but Pima County Judge John Leornardo wouldn't hear of ... More >>

Mary Rose Wilcox Slapped With New Indictment; Chicanos Por La Causa Records Provided Evidence, Thomas' Office Says

​ A new grand jury convened by Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas has indicted Mary Rose Wilcox on 42 criminal counts after problems were alleged in the first go-round. Thomas' office released news of the grand jury's finding this afternoon. Not only did a second grand jury managed to ... More >>

Mary Rose Wilcox Gets Another Loan from Chicanos Por La Causa. Seriously.

Mary Rose Wilcox​It's either the most appalling lack of judgment we've ever seen -- or the most amazing show of confidence in one's ultimate vindication.Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox, who faces 36 felony counts for failing to disclose loans from the nonprofit Chicanos Por La Ca ... More >>

Wilcox Lawyer Part Two: Now Wants Guarantee Tucson Judge in Case Won't be Accused of Conspiracy

The lawyer for indicted Maricopa County Supervior Mary Rose Wilcox wants a guarantee that County Attorney Andrew Thomas won't accuse the Pima judge assigned to the case of conspiring against him. In a motion filed today, attorney Colin Campbell asks the Superior Court to force Thomas to state p ... More >>

Mary Rose Wilcox's Lawyers: Stop Andrew Thomas From Prosecuting Case

  Mary Rose Wilcox (right) with a very important friend, pre-indictmentArguing that there's no way their client can get fair treatment with the Maricopa County Attorney's Office prosecuting the case against her, attorneys representing Mary Rose Wilcox have filed a motion asking Judg ... More >>

Arpaio Wants Wilcox's Attorney to Answer Questions Related to Racketeering Lawsuit; Lawyer Wants "Harassing" Action Stopped

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is giving Colin Campbell, Mary Rose Wilcox's attorney, until 5 p.m. today to voluntarily talk to a deputy about issues related to a supposed criminal conspiracy among county leaders. Image: Ray Stern Colin Campbell​Campbell, former presiding judge of th ... More >>

Chicanos Por La Causa CEO Says Prestamos Not a "Lender of Last Resort;" County Supervisor Borrowed From Group

The CEO of Chicanos Por La Causa on Wednesday denied some media reports that the agency's lending division, Prestamos, is a "lender of last resort." Prestamos is at the center of the criminal indictment of Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox. She's been accused of failing to disclose at ... More >>

Racketeering Lawsuit by Thomas and Arpaio has "Fatal Defects," Say Lawyers Asking for Dismissal

The federal racketeering lawsuit filed last week by Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and Sheriff Joe Arpaio has "fatal defects" and should be dismissed, argue high-profile lawyers named in the suit. ​ The evidence-light racketeering lawsuit claims the Board of Supervisors, top judge ... More >>

Mary Rose Wilcox Charges are Unfounded, Lawyer Says; Claims "Reckless" County Attorney has Conflicts

Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox is a political victim and innocent of the crimes alleged in last week's indictment, her lawyer said today in a news conference. He's at least half right.   Image: Ray Stern Earl Wilcox, Mary Rose Wilcox and Colin Campbell. &nbs ... More >>

Thomas and Arpaio Talk Tough on County "Corruption," Deflect Questions About Their Own Credibility

Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and Sheriff Joe Arpaio vowed on Tuesday to get to the bottom of what they call a serious corruption problem among county leaders and judges. Their afternoon news conference followed the announcement earlier today that County Supervisors Don Stapley and Mary Ros ... More >>

Deadly Sanctuary

Sylvia Nobel dreamt of a movie version of her Kendall O'Dell mysteries — until the money disappeared.

Are Joe Arpaio and His MCSO's Fiscally Wasteful and Inhumane Antics Finally Catching Up With Him?

Information Blockade

The sheriff's made a career of stonewalling critical media — the public's right to know be damned

The Devil's in the Details

Sheriff Arpaio uses police powers to shamefully punish enemies, protect pals and finance his campaign

Balls in the Air

Steely County Attorney Rick Romley's going, but he's not gone. He'd like to take the governor's office from Janet Napolitano

Letters

Letters from the week of October 07, 2004

We Sue the Coward of the County

Arpaio's ditsy chief flack Lisa Allen MacPherson tells us to take her boss to court, so . . .

Security Flap

The lines to get into Maricopa County courthouses are about to get longer.

Say No to Joe

Voters have the best chance ever of kicking Outlaw Joe to the curb on September 7.

Spiked

There really are a lot of interesting people in Phoenix

Justice Delayed

Star prosecutor finds himself on the defensive over fast-track flap

Disbar Dispute

The jig may be up for a Tempe 'lawyer'

Letters

08-31-00

Docket Science

Civil suits take back seat to criminal cases in county's full court press

Lemon Harangue

Disgruntled Corvette buyer takes his fight to the Web

Party Crasher

Congressional hopeful claims Democrat leaders strangled his candidacy; will run write-in campaign

SINS OF COMMISSIONERSTHREE COUNTY COURT COMMISSIONERS ARE FIRED, BUT NOBODY IS SURE WHY

ONE BRUTAL NIGHT IN WEST PHOENIX

WHEN IT WAS OVER, PHOENIX COP JOE PEREZ ADMITTED HE'D DONE WRONG. LOOK WHERE IT GOT HIM.

OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES

HUNDREDS OF VALLEY MOTHERS PUT THEIR TRUST IN A COLLECTION AGENCY THAT TURNED OUT TO BE A SCAM. THEY AND THEIR CHILDREN ARE THE LOSERS