McLAUGHLIN v. JONES

No. 2 CA-SA 2016-0035.

382 P.3d 118 (2016)

Kimberly McLAUGHLIN, Petitioner, v. Hon. Lori B. JONES, Judge Pro Tempore of the Superior Court of the State of Arizona, in and for the County of Pima, Respondent, and Suzan McLaughlin, Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 2.

Filed October 11, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Berkshire Law Office, PLLC, Phoenix, By Keith Berkshire and Megan Lankford , Counsel for Petitioner

Campbell Law Group, Chartered, Phoenix, By Claudia D. Work , National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, California, By Catherine Sakimura , Shannon Minter , and Emily Haan , Co-Counsel for Real Party in Interest

Family and Juvenile Law Certificate Program, Tucson, By Barbara A. Atwood , Child and Family Law Clinic, Tucson, By Paul D. Bennett , a clinical professor appearing pursuant to Rule 38(d), Ariz. R. Sup. Ct., and Autumn Kycia , a student certified, pursuant to Rule 38(d), Community Law Group, Tucson, By Negar Katirai , an assistant clinical professor appearing pursuant, to Rule 38(d), Ariz. R. Sup. Ct., Counsel for Amicus Curiae Child and Family Law Clinic, The University of Arizona Rogers College of Law

Judge Espinosa authored the opinion of the Court, in which Presiding Judge Howard and Judge Staring concurred.


OPINION

¶ 1 In Obergefell v. Hodges, ___ U.S. ___, 135 S.Ct. 2584, 2604-05, 192 L.Ed.2d 609 (2015), the United States Supreme Court held "same-sex couples may exercise the fundamental right to marry." In this special action, we are asked to decide whether, in light of that...

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