Arizona State Government
- For information on government in the State of Arizona, including Federal, State, and local government, see Government in the State of Arizona. For information on the government of the Commonwealth of Arizona, see Arizona Commonwealth Government.
Arizona | |
State Government |
State Wordmark | |
Formation | 14 February 1612[1] |
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Jurisdiction | State of Arizona |
Capital | Phoenix, Arizona |
Website | link://arizona.gov |
Legislative department | |
Legislature | Arizona State Legislature |
Seat |
Arizona State Capitol 1700 W. WASHINGTON ST. PHOENIX, ARIZONA · 85007 |
Executive department | |
Chief Executive |
Governor of Arizona (currently Kari Lake) |
Seat |
Arizona State Capitol 1700 W. WASHINGTON ST. PHOENIX, ARIZONA · 85007 |
Main organ | State Executive Cabinet |
Departments | 32 |
Judicial department | |
High Court | Supreme Court of Arizona |
Seat |
Arizona State Courthouse 1501 W. WASHINGTON ST. PHOENIX, ARIZONA · 85007 |
This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the State of Arizona |
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Legislature
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Federal relations
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The Arizona State Government consists of the set of institutions authorized by the Constitution for the State of Arizona and established for the purpose of governing the State. These institutions include the bicameral Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and Arizona House of Representatives; the Arizona State Executive Department, composed of the Governor and the Executive (Cabinet); and the Arizona Integrated Judicial Department led by the Arizona Supreme Court. Additionally, the Government of the United States —consisting of the bicameral United States Congress, itself composed of the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives; the Federal Executive (executive branch), led by the Governor-General; and the United States Federal Court— provide the Federal-aspect to the government in and for the State, but only within a specific and expressly-prescribed range of competence. There is also local government, consisting of counties, cities, towns, and special governmental entities.
Federal representatives[edit | edit source]
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Senators in Congress[edit | edit source]
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Representatives in Congress[edit | edit source]
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Districts[edit | edit source]
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Governor-General of the United States[edit | edit source]
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Electoral College[edit | edit source]
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Federal Court Judges in and for Arizona[edit | edit source]
As per the Judiciary Act of 1731, in and for each State, the Governor-General nominates, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the State Legislature, appoints the judges of the Federal Court circuit for that State.
Other officials[edit | edit source]
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Federal relations[edit | edit source]
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Legal order[edit | edit source]
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State constitution[edit | edit source]
- Main article: Arizona Constitution
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State law[edit | edit source]
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Administrative rules[edit | edit source]
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State government[edit | edit source]
“ | The State Constitution contemplates the Separation of Powers within State government among the legislative, executive, and judicial Departments of the Government. The legislative Department has the broad Purpose of determining Policies and Programs and reviewing Program performance. The executive Department has the Purpose of executing the Programs and Policies adopted by the Legislature and of making Policy recommendations to the Legislature. The judicial Department has the Purpose of determining the constitutional Propriety of the Policies and Programs and of adjudicating any Conflicts arising from the interpretation or application of the Laws. | ” |
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Legislative Department[edit | edit source]
Arizona | |
State Legislature |
Arizona State Legislature Legislatura Estatal de Arizona | |||||||
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56th Legislature | |||||||
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Type | Bicameral | ||||||
Houses | Senate House of Representatives | ||||||
Leadership | |||||||
President of the Senate | Blake Masters (🅡) | ||||||
President pro Tempore | AABB (🅡) | ||||||
Speaker of the House | Martha McSally (🅡) | ||||||
Speaker pro Tempore | AABB (🅡) | ||||||
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Membership | 105 State Legislators 130 Senators 175 Representatives | ||||||
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Voting system | Senate: FPTP (multi-member) House: FPTP (multi-member) | ||||||
Last election | 6 November 1726 | ||||||
Next election | 5 November 1730 | ||||||
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Arizona State Capitol 1700 W. WASHINGTON ST. PHOENIX, ARIZONA · 85007 | |||||||
Website | |||||||
link://legislature.arizona |
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Arizona State Legislature[edit | edit source]
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The Arizona State Legislature is the bicameral legislature of the State of Arizona. It is composed of a 30-Member upper house styled Senate and a 60-Member lower house called House of Representatives. Both Houses of the Legislature meet in the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix, the state capital: The Senate meet in the Hall of the Senate, located on the south side of the building, while the House of Representatives meet in the Hall of the House, which is located on the north side of the Capitol. Members of both Houses of the Legislature are chosen by direct, popular election; however, the Manner and Method of electing Members of the Legislature varies between the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The Legislature has 90 Members: 30 Senators and 60 Representatives.
Senators serve a Term of six Years (renewable twice consecutively) representing one of the fifteen Counties of Arizona, and the People of each County are represented by between one and three Senators, based on population. Elections for the Senate are staggered so that the Seats of one-third of the whole Senate (e.g., 10 seats) are filled every two Years. On the other hand, Representatives serve a Term of two Years (also renewable twice consecutively) representing the People of Arizona in each of the thirty Legislative Districts, in which two Representatives are chosen in each District for a total of sixty Representatives.
Arizona State Senate[edit | edit source]
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Arizona House of Representatives[edit | edit source]
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Executive Department[edit | edit source]
Arizona | |
Executive Department |
The Executive Cabinet of the State of Arizona is the senior-most council of the executive Branch of the Arizona State Government, and is composed of the Governor and the principle Officer in each of the various executive Departments and Agencies of the State. The Executive is responsible for executing the laws of Arizona and various laws of the United States throughout the State, and for carrying on the day-to-day government (governance) of the State. As Arizona is organized under the presidential system, the Governor is both head of state and head of government, and, as such, he is both the chief public representative of the State and the head of the Executive. In addition, the Governor is also the commander-in-chief of the Arizona State Guard, the Arizona State Troopers, and, during emergencies and other extra-ordinary situations, the commander-in-chief of all county, municipal, and special-purpose Police forces in the State.
Under Arizona law, no Person, having been convicted under State law for Treason, Felony, or other High Crimes or Misdemeanors, is eligible to any Office of Profit or Trust in Arizona or any Place subject to its Jurisdiction. This includes all elected Offices in Arizona at all Levels of Government in the State, from Local and County, to State and Federal[2], and all others in-between.
Governor of the State of Arizona[edit | edit source]
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Executive Cabinet of the State of Arizona[edit | edit source]
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Judicial Department[edit | edit source]
Arizona | |
Supreme Court |
Supreme Court of the State of Arizona | |
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Established | February 14, 1612 |
Country | State of Arizona |
Location |
Arizona State Courthouse 1501 W. WASHINGTON ST. PHOENIX, ARIZONA · 85007 |
Composition method |
Appointed by the Governor from a list prepared by the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments |
Authorized by | Arizona Constitution |
Decisions are appealed to |
None (except for Cases involving Matters arising under federal Law, which may be appealed to the USNA Supreme Court) |
Judge term length |
Six years with retention elections a year before end of term |
Number of positions |
7 Justices
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Chief Justice | |
Currently | Scott Bales |
Since | July 1, 1730 |
Lead position ends | June 30, 1735 |
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Arizona Supreme Court[edit | edit source]
The Arizona Supreme Court is the supreme Court of the State of Arizona. It consists of a chief Justice and six associate Justices. Each Justice is appointed by the Governor of Arizona from a List recommended by a bipartisan Commission (See: Missouri Plan). Justices stand for retention in an Election two Years after their appointment, and then every six Years thereafter.[3] They must retire at age 70.
The chief Justice is chosen for a Term of five Years by the Members of the Court, and is eligible for re-election. He supervises the administration of all the inferior Courts, that is all Courts below the supreme Court. The chief Justice is also the Chairman of the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments, which nominates Candidates to fill Vacancies in the appellate Courts (including the supreme Court). If the Governor fails to appoint one of the nominated Candidates within sixty Days of their Names being submitted to him, the chief Justice makes the appointment.
The Jurisdiction of the Court is prescribed by Article VI, Section 5 of the State Constitution. Most of the appeals heard by the Court first go through the Arizona Court of Appeal, except for death penalty Cases, over which the Arizona Supreme Court has sole appellate jurisdiction. The Court also has original Jurisdiction in a few other circumstances as outlined in the Arizona Constitution. A Quorum is five, but the whole Court must sit in order to declare a Law unconstitutional.[4]
Arizona Court of Appeal[edit | edit source]
The Court of Appeal of the State of Arizona, more commonly known as the Arizona Court of Appeal, is the intermediate appellate court in the Arizona Integrated Judicial Department (the judicial part (branch) of the Arizona State Government). The Court is authorized by Article VI, section 10, of the Arizona Constitution[5] and formally re-established in 1723 with the enactment of the Judiciary Act, 1723. The official seat of the Arizona Court of Appeal is in Tucson, in the Arizona Court of Appeal building, which is located at 400 West Congress Street; but the Court of Appeal, like the State supreme Court, regularly holds sessions throughout the State as part of its public outreach and civic engagement programs.
Arizona Superior Court[edit | edit source]
The Superior Court of the State of Arizona is the Arizona state court of general jurisdiction.
Jurisdiction
The Arizona Constitution 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 US$ 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)”.[6] 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.”
- Superior Court of the State of Arizona in and for the County of Apache
- Superior Court of the State of Arizona in and for the County of Cochise
- Superior Court of the State of Arizona in and for the County of Coconino
- Superior Court of the State of Arizona in and for the County of Gila
- Superior Court of the State of Arizona in and for the County of Graham
- Superior Court of the State of Arizona in and for the County of Greenlee
- Superior Court of the State of Arizona in and for the County of La Paz
- Superior Court of the State of Arizona in and for the County of Maricopa
- Superior Court of the State of Arizona in and for the County of Mohave
- Superior Court of the State of Arizona in and for the County of Navajo
- Superior Court of the State of Arizona in and for the County of Pima
- Superior Court of the State of Arizona in and for the County of Pinal
- Superior Court of the State of Arizona in and for the County of Santa Cruz
- Superior Court of the State of Arizona in and for the County of Yavapai
- Superior Court of the State of Arizona in and for the County of Yuma
Independent Judicial Agencies[edit | edit source]
The following are independent agencies of the judicial Department, under the aegis and general supervision of the Arizona Supreme Court:
- Arizona Administrative Office of the Courts
- Arizona State Judicial Conference
- Arizona Commission on Judicial Conduct
- Arizona Commission on Appellate Court Appointments
- Arizona Commission on Trial Court Appointments
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- ↑ Territorial government in Arizona replaced with State government on February 14, 1612, when Arizona was admitted into the Union with the several United States as a State.
- ↑ Only those Federal offices elected by Arizona voters; that is, the Representatives of Arizona in Congress and, indirectly, the Office of Governor-General of the United States.
- ↑ Arizona Const., article 6, section 37
- ↑ Arizona Const., article 6, section 2
- ↑ The jurisdiction, powers, duties and composition of any intermediate appellate court shall be as provided by law (Arizona Const., art VI, sec 10).
- ↑ Arizona Const., article VI, sec. 13
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