Meet the Justices.  Five justices serve on the Arizona Supreme Court for a regular term of six years.  Read through the background information on Arizona's current justices.  One justice is selected by fellow justices to serve as chief justice for a five year term. In addition to handling case work, the chief justice oversees the administrative operations of all Arizona courts.

List of Arizona Justices.  Thirty-nine individuals have served on the Arizona Supreme Court. This list is divided into two parts. First is a list of Arizona's Supreme Court Justices from 1912 to present day.  The second is a chronological history.

Administrative Orders.  The Arizona Supreme Court adopts policies and procedures to guide municipal, justice of the peace, superior courts and appellate courts throughout Arizona in conducting their administrative functions in a fair, efficient and fiscally responsible way.

Arizona Code of Judicial Administration.  The Arizona Constitution states, "The supreme court shall have administrative supervision over all the courts of the state."  The current Administrative Code, Pending Code Proposals and Guidelines for Adoption, Amendment and Repeal can be found here. 

Arizona Rules of Court.  Under Arizona’s Constitution, the Supreme Court is responsible for promulgating court rules. This page contains a list of recent amendments to the rules along with rule change petitions currently pending before the Supreme Court. Also included are general guidelines to the rule change process.

The Clerk of the Arizona Supreme Court performs a myriad of detailed responsibilities in support of the Court’s constitutional appellate litigation functions, rule making authority and attorney discipline authority. The Clerk maintains the Court’s case files and disseminates the Court’s opinions, decisions and orders.

Summary of Issues Accepted for Review.  The Minutes on this web page contain Issues Accepted for Review by the Arizona Supreme Court.

Oral Argument Calendar.  The Court normally schedules oral arguments one to two days per month during its regular term. Most oral arguments are held in the Supreme Court court room at the Arizona State Courts Building. Arguments are also held once each year at the law schools of Arizona State University and the University of Arizona.

Oral Argument Case Summaries. Summaries of cases heard or being heard by the justices of the Arizona Supreme Court 

Opinions

Arizona's Constitution.  (Article VI, Section 5) describes the types of cases and matters handled by the Supreme Court.

The Commission on Judicial Conduct is comprised of 11 members who serve staggered six year terms. The members are appointed from various groups so that a broad range of knowledge and experience may be brought to bear on problems relating to judicial conduct and ethics. The Commission on Judicial Conduct is an independent agency that investigates complaints against state and local judges involving violations of the Code of Judicial Conduct.

The Commission on Judicial Performance Review provides meaningful and accurate information about the performance of Arizona's judges to the public for its use in reaching decisions regarding retention of judges.

The Judicial Nominating Commission's mission is to nominate candidates with outstanding qualifications who reflect, to the extent possible, the diversity of their communities. In 1974, the voters of Arizona created Judicial Nominating Commissions when they decided that judges of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals and the Superior Court in the state's most populous counties (currently Maricopa and Pima) should be appointed by the Governor under a merit selection plan.

Merit Selection was created to avoid compromising judicial impartiality and integrity by forcing judges to solicit campaign contributions from attorneys and other persons who might someday appear before them in court.