Scottsdale council appoints Patricia George as associate city judge

The Scottsdale City Council voted unanimously to appoint Patricia George as an associate city judge to a two-year term, with a recommended effective date of Oct. 20, 2025. The council set a salary of $236,974.40 for the position and confirmed that the role carries leave and insurance benefits available to unclassified exempt full‑time employees.

The appointment followed a special meeting that reconvened after an executive session to interview four finalists recommended by the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board: Patricia George, Wilbur Hudson, Jacqueline Cocus Chapman and Joan Sinclair. Vice Mayor Adam McQuasman moved to appoint George; a council member seconded the motion. The motion passed by a unanimous vote of the council.

“We are very, very grateful,” Vice Mayor Adam McQuasman said after the interviews, calling the pool of applicants “extremely special.” He also addressed the finalists directly: “Please do not think … to not apply for any future openings because you are the best of the best.”

Council members conducted the interviews in executive session and then reconvened the special meeting to act. The council’s earlier readout of the executive‑session motion listed a salary amount of $236,940.40 when announcing the candidate pool; the formal appointment motion recorded the salary as $236,974.40. The council recorded the appointment as unanimous.

The council noted the selection was made from the four finalists recommended by the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board. The position is described as an unclassified, exempt full‑time role that accrues leave and carries insurance benefits for eligible employees. No further debate or amendments were recorded on the appointment motion. The meeting adjourned after the vote.