Judicial Papers of Alexander Francis Ball

When Maps Govern Justice

Reviewed Ball Archives publication edition of an essay on re-precincting and the politics of court structure in Pima County from 2021 through 2025.

April 20, 2026 · Alexander Francis Ball · Publication edition essay

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This Ball Archives item publishes the first reviewed public essay edition in the Judicial Papers collection. The edition presents Alexander Francis Ball's first-person legal-historical account of the re-precincting controversy, grounded in the judicial papers and a bounded set of cited public-record supplements, as a public reading copy within Ball Archives.

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"When Maps Govern Justice: Re-Precincting and the Politics of Court Structure in Pima County, 2021-2025," by Alexander Francis Ball, publication edition, Judicial Papers of Alexander Francis Ball, Ball Archives, https://ballarchives.org/items/when-maps-govern-justice.

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