Have you heard of Judge Alan Goodwin?

You’ve heard of 12 Angry Men, but what about angry attorneys? Or litigants? Or witnesses? Or jur — oh wait.

Just like we did two short years ago — when 16 Pima County judges were up for a retention vote — we dipped into surveys put out by the Commission on Judicial Performance Review, or JPR, to see what lawyers, juries and witnesses had to say about each of the 10 Pima County judges on the ballot this November.

And, man, they can’t all be Judge Alan Goodwin, can they? Damn shame. That guy rocks. With the highest marks from witnesses, litigants and jurors and a runner-up in love from attorneys, well, we’d say he’s the belle of the retention ball.

But let’s be real. You’ve probably never heard of him. You’ve probably never heard of any of the 10 judges unless you or a loved one has actually stood in their courtroom.

Luckily for voters, the attorneys, judges and members of the public in JPR keep track of every judge and what the main players in the courtroom think about them. It’s the best of very limited options for the public to gauge whether a judge should get the boot or another four years on the bench.

Most respondents — the majority in all cases — returned positive marks for our local judges. Even in the worst case, where 18% of respondents found a judge’s performance less than acceptable, 82% still found the judge was at least up to par.

But, some attorneys, litigants, witnesses and jurors were not exactly happy with certain judges, and they made that fact known.

JPR surveys are designed so one angry attorney lacks the power to torpedo a judge’s score.

But what about … say … two angry attorneys? Or three? Or god forbid… four.

If some part of a judge’s performance was egregious enough to compel multiple people to do the unthinkable — fill out a survey in a fit of rage — maybe it deserves some attention.

So, as voters mull their judges, we’re here to award some important superlatives.

Who ticked off the most attorneys? What about the most litigants or witnesses? And on the flipside, who was the state bar’s sweetheart? Or the gem of jurors, litigants and witnesses?

Catherine Woods, a family court judge appointed by former Gov. Jan Brewer in 2011, took the title for ticking off the most lawyers.

Woods’ assignment to family court already puts her at a disadvantage, as divorce proceedings and custody battles catch people in a difficult season of life. But more than a dozen attorneys reported some kind of issue in nearly every category.

Woods swept on angry litigants and witnesses, too.

Cynthia Kuhn, a civil judge appointed by former Gov. Doug Ducey in 2016, is the runner-up in terms of sheer numbers of angry attorneys, and though there were some issues across the board, most took issue with her integrity, communication skills and judicial temperament.

And Kuhn took the runner-up spot when it came to anrgy litigants and witnesses.

Jeffrey Bergin, a civil judge appointed in 2011 by Brewer, had his staff distribute more surveys than his judicial peers, but the number of attorneys who returned the highest marks soared above his colleagues.

Of the 145 surveys to attorneys, Bergin received a “very good” score from over a third of respondents when it came to his legal ability, his integrity, his communication, his judicial temperament and his administrative performance.

Alan Goodwin, a criminal court judge appointed by Ducey in 2020 and runner-up in attorney love, similarly received a round of applause from the lawyers who came into his courtroom.

Of the 64 attorneys surveyed, Goodwin got the “very good” mark from the majority of lawyers on his legal ability and his integrity, his communication skills, his judicial temperament and his administrative performance.

Goodwin also swept among litigants, witnesses and jurors.

His integrity, communication skills, judicial temperament and administrative performance saw high marks across the board.

Of the 23 litigants and witnesses surveyed, 20 or more rated him “very good” when it came to his integrity, his judicial temperament and his administrative performance.

More importantly, none rated his performance below acceptable.

Among jurors, he also got high marks. Of 34 jurors surveyed, 33 marked his integrity very good, 32 rated him high on judicial temperament and administrative performance and 31 marked him very good on communication.

Full JPR scores for all 10 Pima County judges up for retention can be found here.

And though JPR scores are an important piece of the puzzle, there are more ways to paint a more full picture of each judge.

As the election draws closer, political and grassroots organizations are starting to circulate more information, or at the very least, voting recommendations on the judges, so keep an eye out.

Bawk-bok-bok-bok-baaawk: Arizona Daily Star columnist Tim Steller keyed into the laughable claim by Republican U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani that the congressman is courageous. Steller systematically dismantles that claim by showing Ciscomani’s voting record, from chickening out and voting for H.R. 1 after vocally opposing it to backing the president’s tariff war despite being a pro-business Republican.

Trumpian Unified School District: Tucson Unified School District officials threw a tantrum when Tucson Sentinel reporters showed up to a community engagement meeting over the weekend, the Sentinel’s Mia Kortright and Nicolas Rivera report. The district is planning to close up to 10 schools and officials are hosting these meetings to get feedback from parents and residents. Instead of letting the reporters chat with people and hear their complaints or suggestions, district officials ordered them to sit at a table on a far wall of the gymnasium “next to a foul-smelling bathroom.” District officials threw out the usual bullshit excuses and the Sentinel clearly isn’t cowering. In fact, they’re pointing out some of the weak tactics the district is using during these feedback sessions.

Murderer manifesto revealed: The initial police report, audio from 911 calls and a search warrant detail a planned attack from Ousman Ceesay, who killed two gay men outside of the Venture-N gay bar, writes Lookout News’ John Washington. The story details that Ceesay bought a gun, ammunition and spent time at a gun range in the days before the attack. Surveillance cameras found a man resembling the shooter near the bar hours before he shot the two men, then himself.

‘Cinco’ making the rounds: Animal conservationists are excited that the jaquar named “Cinco” has been recently spotted on cameras multiple times in the mountains south of Tucson, per the Sentinel’s Kortright. A separate sighting of a female jaguar has officials excited at the possibility of the re-establishment of a breeding population present in Southern Arizona.

Another UA fraternity in trouble: The University of Arizona’s Sigma Tau Gamma chapter is officially on suspension, as officials investigate allegations of hazing, KGUN reports. Officials say the allegations include pledges being forced to drink excessively and swallow goldfish as part of the alleged hazing incident. Four other fraternities on the UA campus already are on probation as part of sanctions from previous incidents.

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Blake Masters couldn’t help complaining about a multimillion-dollar fiber investment in Tucson last week, calling it “an astonishingly bad waste of taxpayer money.”

Instead, the failed congressional and U.S. Senate candidate thinks the federal government, which helped pay for the project, should buy Starlink service from his old buddy Elon Musk — a man Masters once called “our country’s richest African American.”

Masters’ hot take aside, it’s almost like someone realizes that law enforcement, first responders, our military and a dozen other industries can’t wait for service to be restored during a storm.

It’s not like we have heavy storms where the sky turns black and dumps a month’s worth of rain thick enough to weaken the signal between your dish and the satellites.