REFERENCE TITLE: civil case assignment; judges |
State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022
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HB 2723 |
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Introduced by Representative Toma
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An Act
amending title 12, chapter 1, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 12-137; relating to the superior court.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 12, chapter 1, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 12-137, to read:
12-137. Civil case assignment
A. The assignment of a civil trial case to a judge must be done by either automated means or a formula that is approved by the supreme court and must be done in a random manner so that the assignment is unpredictable and provides an equal distribution of cases among the civil trial divisions in the superior court.
B. A superior court judge may not select or refuse to accept an assigned case unless extraordinary circumstances exist or a court rule requires or prohibits the assignment.