AMENDED SUPERIOR CRT DIV 96 97 98.DOCX

AMENDED RESOLUTION
FOR CREATION OF
SUPERIOR COURT DIVISIONS 96, 97 & 98
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 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.
ADOPTED at the regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Maricopa
County, Arizona, this 24th day of September, 2014.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA
By: ________________________________
Denny Barney, Chairman of the Board
ATTEST:
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Fran McCarroll, Clerk of the Board