Karen Smith and Dr. Miriam Mahmud, the most senior Democratic-backed candidates on the board, were elected president and vice president by 7-2 and 8-1, respectively.

Source: https://www.metroweekly.com/2023/12/karen-smith-takes-oath-of-office-on-stack-of-banned-books/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=karen-smith-takes-oath-of-office-on-stack-of-banned-books

“One of the things I’m really excited about is hitting that reset button,” Martínez recently told Journal editors and reporters, while also vowing to include some Republican ideas in Democratic-backed bills.

Source: https://www.abqjournal.com/2564805/high-stakes-at-roundhouse-60day-session-to-get-underway.html

The Democratic-backed ethics bill also would require that justices provide more information about potential conflicts of interest and written explanations about their decisions not to recuse.

Source: https://centraloregondaily.com/supreme-court-ethics-code/