Guide to Arizona Courts: TOC

Table of Contents*
The Structure of Arizona's Judiciary
Arizona Courts: The Historical Perspective Today's Court System Has Three Levels How the Courts are Organized Limited Jurisdiction Courts Municipal Courts Justice of the Peace Courts Court Personnel General Jurisdiction Courts Superior Court Appellate Court Role of the Superior Court Probation Supervision Court Personnel Juvenile Court Arizona Tax Court Arbitration Superior Court Judge Qualifications	Appellate Courts Court of Appeals Court Personnel Court of Appeals Judge Qualifications Supreme Court Supreme Court Justices The Court's Role in the Impeachment Process Court Personnel Supreme Court Justice Qualifications
The Judicial Process at Work
The Players in a Trial Courtroom Serving as a Juror Trial or Petit Juries County Grand Jury State Grand Jury How a Case Moves through the Court System Case Processing in Limited Jurisdiction Courts Superior Court Case Processing	Criminal Cases Civil Cases Court of Appeals Case Processing Supreme Court Case Processing
Managing the Judiciary
Arizona Judicial Council Budgeting, Fund Administration and Judicial/Legislative Relations	Administrative Office of the Courts
Upholding Judicial Standards
Judicial Nominating Commissions Commission on Judicial Performance Review How Judges Get Into Office	Commission on Judicial Conduct Duties of the Commission on Judicial Conduct
Glossary

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NOTE:   The federal and tribal courts are not part of the state court system and this guide does not address them.

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