Maricopa

Arizona

2024 Arizona General Election

Legal Experience

Judicial Philosophy

Judicial Administration

Ethics & Conduct

Community Involvement

Superior Court Judge

- The county recorder processes and preserves important documents within the county and keeps public records. This includes deeds, death certificates, and affidavits. 
- The county recorder is also responsible for voter registration records and administering early voting.
- The position is elected in a partisan election for a four-year term. 

Processes and preserves important documents within the county. 

Administration

Endorsements

County Recorder

- The county sheriff is the primary law enforcement officer in the county and has the power to enforce the law in all unincorporated areas of the county. 
- The sheriff's duties include overseeing the county jail and the care of prisoners, serving warrants and court orders, collecting delinquent taxes, and conducting search and rescue operations.
- The sheriff is elected in a countywide partisan election for a four-year term.

The chief law enforcement officer in the county.

Public Safety

Jail Management

Criminal Justice

Sheriff

- Most justice of the peace precincts have an elected constable, who serves court papers in civil court cases and makes arrests throughout the county. 
- Constables are responsible for helping carry out the state's laws and keep the peace within the county. They attend the local Justice Court. 
- Constables may collect money that people owe to the court system, conduct evictions, and serve protective orders. 
- County constables are elected in partisan elections to four-year terms. One constable is elected per district, and the districts are the same as the justice of the peace districts. 

Law enforcement of the county court system.

Highland

Judicial Efficiency

Constable

- The county superintendent advises schools and teachers on student data usage, staff development, school curriculum, and technology to improve student performance.
- The county superintendent manages the county's public school budget and ensures proper tracking and reporting. 
- The county superintendent oversees school district board members and helps administer all school elections.
- The superintendent is elected in a partisan election for a four-year term. 

Oversees K-12 public schools and manages the education budget.

Student Wellbeing

School Facilities & Resources

School Curriculum

Teachers

Access to Education

County Superintendent of Schools

- The justice of the peace presides over justice courts in each county. The number of justice courts in a county depends on its population. 
- A justice of the peace hears lawsuits, presides over misdemeanor cases, and hears civil and criminal traffic violations. Some examples of cases they might handle include eviction actions, DUIs (driving under the influence), and shoplifting. 
- Justices of the peace are elected in staggered elections for four-year terms. These elections are partisan. 
- Their salary depends on their judicial productivity, in other words, how many cases they see each year and equals, on average, $115,290.
- Some justices of the peace may be an attorney, but this is not a requirement for the role. 

2024 Arizona candidates

Maricopa Superior Court Judge

1 candidates

Maricopa County Recorder

2 candidates

Maricopa Sheriff

2 candidates

Maricopa Constable, Highland Justice Precinct

1 candidate

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Maricopa Superior Court Judge

1 candidates

Maricopa County Superintendent of Schools

2 candidates

Maricopa Justice of the Peace, Moon Valley Justice Precinct

2 candidates

Maricopa Superior Court Judge

1 candidates

Maricopa Justice of the Peace, North Mesa Justice Precinct

2 candidates

Maricopa Constable, Maryvale Justice Precinct

1 candidate

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