Vote: adopted

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24. RESOLUTION FOR CREATION OF SUPERIOR COURT - DIVISIONS 96, 97 & 98 Approve, by resolution to the Governor of the State of Arizona, the creation of Divisions 96, 97 and 98 of the Superior Court, with an effective date of January 1, 2015 pursuant to A.R.S. § 12-121. The new divisions are funded within the FY2015 budget. The addition of three new divisions will help to realize the strategic initiatives and mission of the County and Court through the earlier resolution of Juvenile Court cases and Criminal Court felony case processing. WHEREAS, under and by virtue of the Constitution of Arizona, Article 6, Section 10, and Arizona Revised Statutes § 12-121, Maricopa County, Arizona may have one (1) judge of the Superior Court for each 30,000 inhabitants, or major fraction thereof; and WHEREAS, the 2010 United States Census estimated for Maricopa County 3,817,118 inhabitants, and the State of Arizona Department of Administration has estimated that the total number of inhabitants in Maricopa County as of July 2013 to be 3,944,859; and WHEREAS, the current population count authorizes Maricopa County to have as many as one hundred and thirty-one (131) judges of the Superior Court; and WHEREAS, the addition of three new divisions will help to realize the strategic initiatives and mission of the County and Court through the earlier resolution of Juvenile Court cases and Criminal Court felony case processing; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Governor of the State of Arizona, is hereby requested to approve the creation of three (3) additional judgeships of the Superior Court in and for the County of Maricopa, State of Arizona; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the creation of divisions 96, 97 and 98 would be effective as of January 1, 2015; and BE FURTHER RESOLVED that the Governor of the State of Arizona is hereby requested to appoint three suitable persons as such additional judges, pursuant to the Constitution of Arizona, Article 6, Section 37. ADOPTED at the regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Maricopa County, Arizona this 25th day of June 2014. (C-80-14-011-2-00)

Vote: adopted

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9. AMEND RESOLUTION REGARDING CREATION OF NEW SUPERIOR COURT DIVISIONS 96, 97 AND 98 Amend the Resolution adopted on June 25, 2014 (agenda item C-80-14-011-2-00) regarding the creation of three Superior Court Divisions (Division 96, 97 and 98) to clarify the effective date by replacing the “resolved” paragraphs with the following: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Governor of the State of Arizona, is hereby requested to approve the creation of three (3) additional judgeships for the requested new Divisions (96, 97 and 98) of the Superior Court in and for the County of Maricopa, State of Arizona; prior to October 1, 2014, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Governor of the State of Arizona is hereby requested to appoint three suitable persons as such additional judges, pursuant to the Constitution of Arizona, Article 6, Section 37, and empanel the new judges prior to January 1, 2015.(C-06-15-097-7-00)

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