12-121. Number of judges; petition for approval of additional judges; additional method A. In each county of the state there shall be a superior court for which at least one judge shall be elected. In each county having a census enumeration greater than thirty thousand inhabitants, and upon petition by the board of supervisors of […]
12-122. General power of superior court The superior court, in addition to the powers conferred by constitution, rule or statute, may proceed according to the common law.
12-123. Jurisdiction and powers A. The superior court shall have original and concurrent jurisdiction as conferred by the constitution, and concurrent jurisdiction with justices of the peace of misdemeanors where the penalty does not exceed a fine of two thousand five hundred dollars or imprisonment for six months. B. The court, and the judges thereof, […]
12-124. Appellate jurisdiction; issuance of writs A. The superior court shall have appellate jurisdiction in all actions appealed from justices of the peace, inferior courts, boards and officers from which appeals may, by law, be taken. B. The superior court may issue writs of certiorari to inferior courts, boards or officers to compel a return […]
12-125. Procedure for appeal when not prescribed When the right of appeal to the superior court from an officer, board or commission is provided by law, but the manner of taking the appeal and the procedure thereon is not prescribed, the laws relating to taking appeals from courts of justices of the peace shall apply […]
12-126. Seal; affixing of seal A. The superior court shall have a seal which shall be the vignette of Abraham Lincoln with the words " seal of the superior court of the state of Arizona in and for the county of ____________" surrounding the vignette. The seal shall be kept by the clerk of the […]
12-127. Days for transaction of business; exceptions A. The superior court shall at all times be open for transaction of business except on nonjudicial days. The superior court shall not transact business on a legal holiday except: 1. To give, on its request, instructions to a jury deliberating on its verdict. 2. To receive a […]
12-128. Salary of judges; payment by state and counties Judges of the superior court shall each receive an annual salary pursuant to section 41-1904, which is payable one-half by this state and one-half by the counties respectively, except that in counties with a population of more than two million persons, in: 1. Fiscal year 2010-2011 […]
12-128.01. Receipt of salary by judges and commissioners; affidavit; pending and undetermined causes; violation; classification A. A superior court judge or commissioner shall not receive his salary unless such judge or commissioner either certifies that no cause before such judge or commissioner remains pending and undetermined for sixty days after it has been submitted for […]
12-129. Expenses of judge sitting in other county or supreme court A. When a judge of the superior court in any county is called into another county by the superior judge thereof, or by the governor, to hold court or preside over any proceeding, the judge shall be paid a per diem subsistence allowance pursuant […]
12-130. Place of holding court; accommodations A. The regular sessions of the superior court shall be held at the county seat and at such other places within the county authorized by the county board of supervisors. B. If a room for holding the court is not provided by the county, together with attendants, fuel, lights […]
12-131. Commission on trial court appointments; notification; appointment of nonattorney member; time limits A. At least ninety days before a term of a nonattorney member on a commission on trial court appointments expires the commission shall notify the member of the board of supervisors from the district in which the vacancy will occur of that […]
12-132. Regional mental health courts; establishment; authority to adjudicate A. In counties that have a population of less than two hundred fifty thousand persons the presiding judges of the superior court may agree to establish a regional mental health court. A superior court judge of a court that participates in a regional mental health court […]
12-133. Arbitration of claims; agreement of reference; arbitration award; powers of arbitrators; compensation of arbitrators; appeals; deposits; costs A. The superior court, by rule of court, shall do both of the following: 1. Establish jurisdictional limits of not to exceed sixty-five thousand dollars for submission of disputes to arbitration. 2. Require arbitration in all cases […]
12-134. Mediation; fee A. A court may refer cases to mediation and other alternative dispute resolution procedures to promote the resolution of cases filed in the court. B. The board of supervisors in each county, in cooperation with the presiding judge of the superior court in the county, may establish a reasonable fee for alternative […]
12-135. Alternative dispute resolution fund A. The alternative dispute resolution fund is established consisting of monies deposited in the fund pursuant to section 12-284.03, subsection A, paragraph 5, section 22-281, subsection C, paragraph 2 and section 41-178. B. Courts wishing to participate in the alternative dispute resolution program may apply to the supreme court for […]
12-135.01. Local alternative dispute resolution fund; report A. If an alternative dispute resolution fee is established pursuant to section 12-134, the county treasurer shall establish a local alternative dispute resolution fund. The superior court shall transmit monthly to the county treasurer for deposit in the local alternative dispute resolution fund all fees that are collected […]
12-136. Tribal courts; involuntary commitment orders; recognition A. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, an involuntary commitment order of an Arizona tribal court filed with the clerk of the superior court shall be recognized and is enforceable by any court of record in this state, subject to the same procedures, defenses and proceedings for reopening, […]
12-137. Civil case assignment A. The assignment of a civil case to a superior court judge in a county with a population of more than one million persons must be done by either automated means or a formula that is approved by the supreme court and must be done in a blind manner. In an […]
