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    Mohave County Superior Court, Arizona

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    The Mohave County Superior Court is a superior court in Mohave County, Arizona. It contains seven divisions and two pro tem judges.

    Judges[edit]

    Former judges[edit]

    Contact[edit]

    Clerk of the Superior Court:
    401 E. Spring Street
    P.O. Box 7000
    Kingman, Arizona 86402
    (928) 753-0713[2]

    Elections[edit]

    See also: Arizona judicial elections

    Arizona is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Arizona, click here.

    Selection method[edit]

    See also: Assisted appointment (judicial selection) and Nonpartisan elections

    The 174 judges of the Arizona Superior Court are selected in one of two ways:

    • In counties with a population exceeding 250,000, judges are selected through the merit selection method. (Only Pima, Pinal, and Maricopa counties currently subscribe to this method, though the constitution provides for other counties to adopt merit selection through ballot initiative). After appointment, judges serve for two years and then must run in a yes-no retention election in the next general election. If retained, judges will go on to serve a four-year term.[3]
    • In the state's other 13 counties, judges run in partisan primaries followed by nonpartisan general elections. Interim vacancies are filled through gubernatorial appointment, and newly appointed judges must run in the next general election.[3]

    The chief judge of each superior court is chosen by the state supreme court. He or she serves in that capacity for the remainder of their four-year term.[3]

    Election rules[edit]

    Primary election[edit]

    Judges of the Arizona Superior Court in counties with populations under 250,000 are chosen in a partisan primary and then face nonpartisan general elections.[4]

    Candidates for the Arizona Justice Courts participate in primary elections throughout the state. Candidates that advance from the partisan primary compete in the general election.[5]

    General election[edit]

    Arizona general elections are held on the first Tuesday in November of every even-numbered year. If a victory margin is within one-half of one percent, there will be an automatic recount unless the defeated candidate provides a waiver to the recount.[6]

    Appellate court judges as well as superior court judges in Maricopa, Pima, and Pinal counties stand for retention.[5]

    Retention election[edit]

    In counties with populations greater than 250,000—Maricopa, Pima, and Pinal counties—superior court judges are chosen through a merit selection system. In these counties, judges are appointed by the governor with the help of a selection commission. At the end of their term, the judges remain in office through uncontested retention elections every four years.[4][5]

    Counties with populations less than 250,000 have the option to adopt the merit selection process through ballot initiative.[5]


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    External links[edit]

    Footnotes[edit]

    1. ↑ Mohave County, "Superior Court," accessed June 30, 2020
    2. ↑ The Judicial Branch of Arizona, "Mohave County Clerk of the Superior Court," accessed August 1, 2014
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Arizona," archived October 2, 2014
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Maricopa County Website, "Judicial Biographies," accessed April 28, 2014
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Arizona," archived October 2, 2014
    6. ↑ Arizona Election Code, "§17-16-20," accessed April 29, 2014

    Arizona courts

    Federal courts:

    Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Arizona • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Arizona

    State courts:

    Arizona Supreme Court • Arizona Court of Appeals • Arizona Superior Court • Arizona Justice Courts • Arizona Municipal Courts

    State resources:

    Courts in Arizona • Arizona judicial elections • Judicial selection in Arizona

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