{{Short description|American politician}} '''Bill Brotherton''' is an American politician from Phoenix who was a member of the Arizona Senate 2003{{ndash}}2007. A Democrat, Brotherton represented District 14.<ref name="azleg" /> He served in the Arizona House 1998-2003.<ref name="q&a" /> In 2007 he became a Maricopa County Superior Court judge.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Staff |first1=Arizona Capitol Reports |title=Brotherton takes oath to become county judge – Arizona Capitol Times |url=https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2007/07/06/brotherton-takes-oath-to-become-county-judge/ |website=azcapitoltimes.com |accessdate=6 June 2018}}</ref> Brotherton retired from the bench effective October 31, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County |url=https://www.facebook.com/SuperiorCourtofArizona/posts/10154711940166883 |website=www.facebook.com |accessdate=6 June 2018 |language=en}}</ref> He announced in 2017 his plans to run again for a seat in the Arizona House.<ref name=q&a>{{cite web |title=[Q&A] Here comes the judge — back to the Legislature - Rose Law Group Reporter |url=https://roselawgroupreporter.com/2017/11/qa-comes-judge-back-legislature/ |website=Rose Law Group Reporter |accessdate=6 June 2018 |date=28 November 2017}}</ref> He lost in the district 30 2018 democratic primary, coming in fourth.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://azsos.gov/sites/default/files/2018%200910%20Signed%20Statewide%20Canvass.pdf |title=Official Results |access-date=2020-05-25 |archive-date=2018-09-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912091917/https://azsos.gov/sites/default/files/2018%200910%20Signed%20Statewide%20Canvass.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Education== He attended Cortez High School and graduated in 1980. Brotherton has a B.A. in History from Grand Canyon University and a J.D. from the University of Arizona College of Law.<ref name=azleg>{{cite web |title=Senate Member |url=https://www.azleg.gov/senate-member/?legislature=47&legislator=940 |website=www.azleg.gov |accessdate=6 June 2018}}</ref>
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Category:Arizona state senators Category:20th-century members of the Arizona State Legislature Category:21st-century members of the Arizona State Legislature Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people)