Manager


Arizona Court Manager (ACM)

 

Eligibility: Participants must currently be a judicial branch employee, and;

  • Be a second-level manager, senior supervisor, senior probation supervisor OR
  • A participant who has completed the Arizona Court Supervisor (ACS) program.

Admission: 

To apply for admittance to the ACM program, complete and submit a program application to [email protected].                                              (Choose the appropriate application below.) 

Court/Department Application:

Admission requires approval of one’s court or department head—typically the presiding judge, chief probation officer, juvenile court director, clerk of the court or superior court administrator AND the individual responsible for funding approval (court/dept. paying the certification fee, travel costs, etc.) if not the individuals listed.  

ACM Application (rev. 2025)

(Courts/Departments)

To register for the Arizona Court Manager program, DOWNLOAD, complete and submit:

 Court/Department Application

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AOC Staff Application:  

Admission requires approval from the AOC employee’s division director and the AOC Director or Deputy Director. 

 

ACM Application (rev. 2025)

(AOC Staff)

To register for the Arizona Court Manager program as an AOC Employee, DOWNLOAD, complete and submit:
 AOC Staff - ACM Application

 

 

 

 

 

                                                 

Course Location: Classes are held in person at the Judicial Education Center (JEC) at 3003 N. Central Ave., 5th Floor, Phoenix, AZ, 85012.

Class Enrollment: Once admitted to the program, participants will receive the passwords to enroll in classes. Class Enrollment is limited and is on a first come, first serve basis. Participants are responsible to check the website often for updated class information and registration postings. 

  • All classes for the calendar year are posted on our homepage: www.azcourts.gov/clia and class information can be obtained from the links. Once registration is open, enrollment can be completed using those same links. Participants are encouraged to contact [email protected] for assistance.

 

Program Requirements:  Participants must complete the entire ACM program within seven years of the first class being taken.  If all coursework is not completed within the 7-year timeframe, then the first class (and each subsequent class) taken outside of the 7-year timeframe will need to be repeated and all fees repaid.

Curriculum:
Courses consist of six National Center for State Courts (NCSC) Institute for Court Management courses:

  • Accountability & Court Performance
  • Budget & Fiscal Management
  • Caseflow & Workflow Management
  • Project Management for Courts
  • Purposes & Responsibilities of Courts
  • Workforce Management                                                                                                                                                                                         

Information on each of the ICM courses can be found in the Certified Court Manager (CCM) Course Catalog. Each of these classes are 2.5 days in length. 

 

Also required are 3 Arizona-specific AZ PLUS courses at no additional charge:

AZ PLUS—Manager:

  • ADR/Specialty Courts (3 hour class)
  • Managing Diversity (will be held again in 2027) (3 hour class ) 
  • Operational Excellence (formerly the "Capstone") is a 1-day, in-person course. Sessions include: Ted Lasso - Lessons in Leadership, Election Issues/Political Activity, Jury Management, In Their Shoes: A Probation Simulation; Court Records: Retention Methods, Public Access & Privacy and Court Management Functions - Performance Improvement.

Travel and per diem are the responsibility of each individual and / or their court. Tribal court employees are subject to additional program fees. Please contact Education Services ([email protected]) for further information.

Certified Court Manager (CCM) Certification: There is a $100.00 ICM fee per each of the ICM courses. Once you have successfully registered for each course, an invoice will be sent by Julee Bruno ([email protected]). Payment should be completed one week prior to the start of class; it MUST be received by us no later than the day before the class or you will not be allowed to attend at that time.

NOTE: The ICM Certified Court Manager (CCM) certification must be obtained prior to the ICM Certified Court Executive (CCE) certification. This also applies if participants are planning to attend the Institute for Court Management Fellows program. Please contact us at [email protected] for further information.