The central and southern regions of Arizona typically remain warm during the winter, with temperatures in Phoenix reaching an average high of 71 degrees and an average low of 48. February is high season in this region, with a welcome break from the searing heat of summer.
History & Grounds. William Howard Taft was elected the 27th President of the United States (1909-1913) and later became the tenth Chief Justice of the United States (1921-1930), the only person to have served in both of these offices.
As the nation mourned, President Benigno Aquino III made a historic appointment. Mr. Aquino on Friday appointed the Philippinesâ first female Chief Justice, Supreme Court Associate Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. Sereno becomes the countryâs 24th Chief Justice. At 52, she is the second youngest to be appointed Chief Justice (the first was Chief Justice Manuel Moran, who was 51 when he was appointed in 1945).