Pine & Strawberry Municipal Court, Arizona
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Jurisdiction
This court holds the following jurisdiction:[1]
| “ | Many incorporated cities or towns have a municipal court, also known as a city court or a magistrate court. Municipal courts have criminal jurisdiction over misdemeanor crimes and petty offenses committed in their city or town. They share jurisdiction with justice courts over violations of state law committed within their city or town limits.[2] | ” |
Selection method
- See also: Judicial selection in the states
Judges of the Arizona Municipal Courts are appointed to terms of varying lengths by the governing body of their municipality, except in Yuma, Arizona. In Yuma, judges on these courts are elected in partisan contested elections. A law degree is not required to serve on this court in all municipalities.[3]
Judicial elections in Arizona
- See also: Arizona judicial elections
Arizona is one of five states that uses nonpartisan elections, partisan elections, and retention elections to determine whether judges should remain on the bench, depending on the court. To read more about how states use judicial elections to select judges across the country, click here.
Primary election
Judges of the Arizona Superior Court in counties with populations under 250,000 are chosen in a partisan primary and then face nonpartisan general elections.[4]
Candidates for the Arizona Justice Courts participate in primary elections throughout the state. Candidates that advance from the partisan primary compete in the general election.[5]
General election
Arizona general elections are held on the first Tuesday in November of every even-numbered year. If a victory margin is within one-half of one percent, there will be an automatic recount unless the defeated candidate provides a waiver to the recount.[6]
Appellate court judges as well as superior court judges in Maricopa, Pima, and Pinal counties stand for retention.[5]
Retention election
In counties with populations greater than 250,000—Maricopa, Pima, and Pinal counties—superior court judges are chosen through a merit selection system. In these counties, judges are appointed by the governor with the help of a selection commission. At the end of their term, the judges remain in office through uncontested retention elections every four years.[4][5]
Counties with populations less than 250,000 have the option to adopt the merit selection process through ballot initiative.[5]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona Judicial Branch, "Limited Jurisdiction Courts - Municipal Courts," accessed May 10, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Arizona," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Maricopa County Website, "Judicial Biographies," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Arizona," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Election Code, "§17-16-20," accessed April 29, 2014
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Arizona • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Arizona
State courts:
Arizona Supreme Court • Arizona Court of Appeals • Arizona Superior Court • Arizona Justice Courts • Arizona Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Arizona • Arizona judicial elections • Judicial selection in Arizona
