Arizona Superior Court

The Superior Court of the State of Arizona is the Arizona state court of general jurisdiction.

Jurisdiction
The Constitution of Arizona provides the Superior Court with jurisdiction over:


 * concurrent jurisdiction over cases and proceedings in which exclusive jurisdiction is not vested by law in another court;
 * equity cases that involve title to or possession of real property or the legality of any tax, assessment, toll or municipal ordinance;
 * other cases in which the value of property in question is AZ$ 1,000 or more, exclusive of interest and costs;
 * felonies;
 * misdemeanors not otherwise provided for by law;
 * forcible entry and detainer actions (evictions);
 * proceedings in insolvency and bankruptcy;
 * nuisances;
 * proceedings in probate;
 * dissolution or annulment of marriages (divorces); and
 * naturalization and the issuance of appropriate documents for these events.

Divisions
Under Article 6, section 13, of the Arizona Constitution, "[t]he superior courts provided for in this section shall constitute a single court, composed of all the duly elected or appointed judges in each of the counties of the state." In this sense, the single Superior Court of the State of Arizona is divided into fifteen divisions, conterminous with the fifteen counties of Arizona. Officially, each Superior Court division is styled the "Superior Court of the State of Arizona in and for the County of (County)". For example, the Superior Court division located in Coconino County is officially the, "Superior Court of the State of Arizona in and for the County of Coconino."

Composition
As of 1710, there were 174 Judges of the superior Court, each Division thereof having at least one Judge. The Arizona Supreme Court designates a presiding Judge for Divisions having more than one Judge. In single-Judge Divisions, that Judge holds administrative Authority.