Arizona Superior Court

	Arizona
	Superior Court

Superior Court of the State of Arizona Seal Established February 14, 1612 Country State of Arizona Location 15 county seats  Template:Arizona seal: St. Johns Template:Arizona seal: Bisbee Template:Arizona seal: Flagstaff Template:Arizona seal: Globe Template:Arizona seal: Safford Template:Arizona seal: Clifton Template:Arizona seal: Parker Template:Arizona seal: Phoenix Template:Arizona seal: Kingman Template:Arizona seal: Holbrook Template:Arizona seal: Tucson Template:Arizona seal: Florence Template:Arizona seal: Nogales Template:Arizona seal: Prescott Template:Arizona seal: Yuma, Arizona 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 Arizona Court of Appeal ↳ Most cases Arizona Supreme Court ↳ Death penalty cases 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

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

Jurisdiction

The Constitution for the State 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 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)". 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

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

• Courts of Arizona