Arizona Justice Courts
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Arizona Justice Courts are limited-jurisdiction trial courts in Arizona that primarily handle civil disputes, small claims, misdemeanors, traffic cases, and preliminary felony matters at the local level.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arizona justice courts (administrative functions) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court of limited jurisdiction
ⓘ
limited-jurisdiction trial court system ⓘ state court system component ⓘ |
| appealsGoTo | Arizona Superior Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canConduct |
bench trials
ⓘ
jury trials in certain cases ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| courtLevel |
inferior court
ⓘ
local ⓘ |
| courtType | trial court ⓘ |
| fundingSource | county government ⓘ |
| governedBy | Arizona Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedByStatute | Arizona Revised Statutes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handlesCaseType |
civil disputes
ⓘ
misdemeanors ⓘ preliminary felony matters ⓘ small claims ⓘ traffic cases ⓘ |
| handlesProcedureType |
civil procedure
ⓘ
criminal procedure ⓘ small claims procedure ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
civil cases under statutory monetary limits
ⓘ
initial appearances in felony cases ⓘ issuance of arrest warrants ⓘ issuance of search warrants ⓘ misdemeanor criminal offenses ⓘ preliminary hearings in felony cases ⓘ protective orders ⓘ small claims under statutory monetary limits ⓘ traffic violations ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionType | limited jurisdiction ⓘ |
| hasUnit |
Maricopa County Justice Courts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pima County Justice Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hearsCasesFrom | local communities within Arizona counties ⓘ |
| judgesElected | true ⓘ |
| judicialOfficerType | justice of the peace ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesInJurisdiction | State of Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedBy | county ⓘ |
| partOf | Arizona state court system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | justice of the peace ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide accessible local-level justice services ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Arizona Supreme Court administrative supervision ⓘ |
| uses |
Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure (as applicable)
NERFINISHED
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Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure (as applicable) NERFINISHED ⓘ Arizona Rules of Small Claims Procedure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Administrative Office of the Courts (Arizona)
this entity surface form:
Arizona justice courts (administrative functions)