Arthur John Pelander III[2] (born January 26, 1951)[3] is a former justice of the Arizona Supreme Court.
From 1977 until 1995 he was involved in private practice, eventually becoming a partner in a law firm.
In May 1995 he was appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division 2 by Fife Symington.
During Pelander's 2012 retention election he formed a campaign committee to fight off a "a Republican and "tea party" effort to vote him off the bench.
"[4] The opposition stemmed from Pelander's ruling in a three judge panel that Proposition 121 could be on the November ballot.