Time-Challenged Wadsack Avoids Court Fines for Absenteeism
FROM TUCSON.COM AND OTHER NEWS SOURCES| October 5th, 2025
Former State Senator from Oro Valley Justine Wadsack is finally off the financial hook for the civil rights lawsuit she filed and then dismissed against the city of Tucson.
In an order Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer Zipps rejected a request by lawyers for the city that the former state senator from the Tucson area reimburse them for $7,838 they spent handling to defend the case and preparing for a hearing at which Wadsack was a no-show.
Zipps said courts have “inherent powers’’ to impose sanctions — including the legal fees of an opposing party — “to maintain order and preserve the dignity of the court.’’
Wadsack claims to live in Gilbert and her family drama was so so overwhelming she could not process time-based events.
In that signed affidavit filing, Wadsack acknowledged she was aware of the hearing in federal court in Tucson. But she told Judge Zipps she is “experiencing a family health crisis that is physically and mentally draining.’’
“Consequently, I will at time lose focus and mix up specific dates and times,’’ Wadsack wrote. “That is what caused my failure to appear.’’
Wadsack has been a drama queen ever since being elected to office in 2022 and after her rebuke by the voters in favor of Senator Vince Leach in 2024.
Wadsack is reportedly not completely out of politics as she is now employed by Turning Point USA which is a political organization founded by Charlie Kirk.
Editor’s Note: (Leach has told SBINSIDER that he plans to finish his current term ending in 2026, and then will retire from public life. That leaves an open Senate Seat for LD-17 in the 2026 election. One-third of LD-17 is in SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch. )
