Employer: Judicial Branch of Arizona in Maricopa County
Position Title: Superior Court Commissioner
Salary:$171,000 per year
Location: Maricopa County, Arizona
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Application Deadline: October 11, 2024.
Job Overview: The Judicial Branch of Arizona in Maricopa County is accepting applications for appointment as a Superior Court Commissioner. The selected Commissioners may be assigned and/or assist with work or hear matters in all Court departments to include Civil, Family, Juvenile, Criminal, Probate, Mental Health, Tax or Justice Courts. The selected Commissioners may be assigned to Initial Appearance Court which may require evenings and weekends and may be for a year or more. One or more appointments may be made from this recruitment. A list of qualified applicants from which vacancies may be filled without additional announcements or recruitment will be made. As Judicial employees of the Court, Commissioners are not permitted to practice law.
Applications will be screened and selected candidates will be interviewed by a special Commissioner Nominating Committee and referred to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court. The Presiding Judge will make the final appointment(s).
APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND TIMETABLE
Applicants must apply at https://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/commissionerrecruitment during the open recruitment period. Registration in the application portal is required and an extensive personal history will also be obtained using this portal during this period. For more information about the position visit superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/commissioners
All application material must be submitted electronically to Judicial Branch Human Resources no later than 11:59 PM on Friday, October 11, 2024.
The Court will publish the names of applicants for the position of Commissioner to solicit public comment.
QUALIFICATIONS
A candidate for this position must be a United States citizen, a duly licensed member of the State Bar of Arizona, and a resident of the State of Arizona, for not less than five years immediately preceding his or her appointment. Applicants need not be a Maricopa County resident at the time of their application, however, under A.R.S. 12-211 (B) must be a resident of Maricopa County when appointed.
Achievement or distinction in various areas of the law and litigation consistent with the duties of this Commissioner position is desirable.
Commissioners serve from time to time as judges pro tempore in the course of their regular duties. The Arizona Constitution, Article VI, §22 requires that judicial nominees must be at least 30 years of age, of good moral character, and admitted to the practice of law in and a resident of the State for five years immediately preceding appointment.
Note: Commissioners are required to file an annual financial disclosure statement.
COMPENSATION, TENURE, AND LOCATION
The salary for the position is established by the Presiding Judge and is currently set at ninety percent of the salary of a Superior Court Judge. As of 1/1/2025, the Court Commissioner salary will be $171,000 per year. Fringe benefits include medical and dental insurance, life insurance, paid sick and vacation time, ten paid holidays, and participation in a state-sponsored retirement program. Commissioners serve at the pleasure of the Presiding Judge and are subject to periodic assessment through a judicial performance review program administered by the Judicial Branch of Arizona in Maricopa County. The Superior Court operates from several locations throughout Maricopa County.
Commissioners are subject to assignments in various departments and for various periods to one or more locations based on the needs of the Court.
Commissioners share the supervision of their Judicial Assistants with Court Administration. For additional information, please contact Jennifer Fish at 602-506-4473 or at Jennifer.Fish@jbazmc.maricopa.gov
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