Arizona Superior Court

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Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona
Superior Court
Superior Court of
the State of Arizona
US-AZ sip-JD-Superior Court.png
Seal
Established February 14, 1612
Country  State of Arizona
Location
Composition method Appointed by the Governor from a
list prepared by the Commission on
Trial Court Appointments
Authorized by Constitution for the
State of Arizona
Decisions are
appealed to
Judge term length Six years with retention
elections
a year before
end of term
Number of positions Varies by county division
Website
link://superior.courts.arizona
This article is part of the series:
Politics and government of
the State of Arizona
Federal relations

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

Jurisdiction[edit | edit source]

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

Divisions[edit | edit source]

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)".[1] 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."

Court Division Division Seat Num. of Judges Presiding Judge Division Area
(км²)
Division
Population
Division
Pop / км²
Superior Court of the State
of Arizona in and for the
County of Apache
XXXX  1 AABB   NUM NUM NUM
Superior Court of the State
of Arizona in and for the
County of Cochise
XXXX  5 AABB   NUM NUM NUM
Superior Court of the State
of Arizona in and for the
County of Coconino
XXXX  4 AABB   NUM NUM NUM
Superior Court of the State
of Arizona in and for the
County of Gila
XXXX  2 AABB   NUM NUM NUM
Superior Court of the State
of Arizona in and for the
County of Graham
XXXX  1 AABB   NUM NUM NUM
Superior Court of the State
of Arizona in and for the
County of Greenlee
XXXX  1 AABB   NUM NUM NUM
Superior Court of the State
of Arizona in and for the
County of La Paz
XXXX  1 AABB   NUM NUM NUM
Superior Court of the State
of Arizona in and for the
County of Maricopa
XXXX  95 AABB   NUM NUM NUM
Superior Court of the State
of Arizona in and for the
County of Mohave
XXXX  6 AABB   NUM NUM NUM
Superior Court of the State
of Arizona in and for the
County of Navajo
XXXX  4 AABB   NUM NUM NUM
Superior Court of the State
of Arizona in and for the
County of Pima
XXXX  30 AABB  NUM NUM NUM
Superior Court of the State
of Arizona in and for the
County of Pinal
XXXX  9 AABB  NUM NUM NUM
Superior Court of the State
of Arizona in and for the
County of Santa Cruz
XXXX  2 AABB  NUM NUM NUM
Superior Court of the State
of Arizona in and for the
County of Yavapai
XXXX  7 AABB  NUM NUM NUM
Superior Court of the State
of Arizona in and for the
County of Yuma
XXXX  6 AABB  NUM NUM NUM
Superior Court of
the State of Arizona
State of Arizona  174    NUM NUM NUM

Composition[edit | edit source]

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.

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]


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