FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 10, 2024
Contact: Emma Morgan
602-452-3130
Applications Being Accepted for Vacancy on Superior Court in Pima County
PHOENIX - Applications are being accepted for a vacancy on the Superior Court in Pima County created by the retirement of Hon. Javier Chon-Lopez.
The Pima County Commission on Trial Court Appointments will review applications, interview selected applicants, and recommend at least three nominees for the vacancy to Gov. Katie Hobbs, who will appoint the new judge.
The most current judicial application form can be downloaded at the Judicial Department website: azcourts.gov/jnc. Applications may also be obtained from the Administrative Office of the Courts, Human Resources Department, 1501 W. Washington, Suite 221, Phoenix, by calling 602-452-3311, or by sending an email request to jnc@courts.az.gov.
Applicants must be at least 30 years of age, of good moral character, admitted to the practice of law in, and a resident of Arizona for the past five years and a resident of Pima County for the past year.
A signed original application with all attachments and a searchable PDF version of the application and attachments must be submitted to the Administrative Office of the Courts, Human Resources Department, 1501 W. Washington, Suite 221, Phoenix, AZ, 85007, by 3 p.m. on July 10, 2024.
Applicants for previous vacancy in Pima County MUST reapply to be considered for the new vacancy.
The Commission may, at its discretion, use applications filed for this vacancy to nominate candidates for any additional vacancies known to the Commission before the screening meeting for this vacancy is held.
All meetings of the Pima County Commission on Trial Court Appointments are open to the public. Meeting dates will be announced.
The current annual salary of a Superior Court judge is $180,000.