How Arizona Courts are Organized


Judiciary Organizational Chart

Supreme Court
7 Justices, 6-year terms
Chief Justice, Vice Chief Justice
5 Associate Justices

Court of Appeals
28 Judges, 6-year terms

Division I, Phoenix
Chief Judge & 18 Associate Judges
Counties: Apache, Coconino, LaPaz,
Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Yavapai, Yuma
  Division II, Tucson
Chief Judge & 8 Associate Judges
Counties: Cochise, Gila, Graham, Greenlee,
Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz

Superior Court
183 Judges, 4-year terms
Presiding Judge in each county

 
Apache 1   Greenlee 1   Pima 30
Cochise 6   LaPaz 1   Pinal 10
Coconino 5   Maricopa 98   Santa Cruz 2
Gila 2   Mohave 7   Yavapai 8
Graham 1   Navajo 4   Yuma 7

In addition to the judicial positions listed above, there are approximately 102 full-time commissioners in the Superior Court.

Justice Courts
80 Justices of the Peace, 80 Precincts, 4-year terms

Apache 3   Mohave 5  
Cochise 6   Navajo 6  
Coconino 4   Pima 9  
Gila 2   Pinal 6  
Graham 1   Santa Cruz 1  
Greenlee 2   Yavapai 5  
LaPaz 1   Yuma 3  
Maricopa 26        
 

Municipal Courts
138 Full- and Part-time Judges, varying terms

  Judges Courts     Judges Courts
Apache 3 3   Mohave 4 4
Cochise 4 4   Navajo 4 4
Coconino 7 5   Pima 14 5
Gila 6 6   Pinal 9 9
Graham 3 3   Santa Cruz 2 2
Greenlee 1 1   Yavapai 8 8
LaPaz 2 2   Yuma 5 4
Maricopa 62 22

*Updated based on 2023 Annual Report