JUSTICE COURTS OF MARICOPA COUNTY, LEONORE DRIGGS, 

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Leonore is from East Phoenix. She holds a degree from Arizona State University. She lives in Phoenix with her husband, Adam, and their 5 children. 

Leonore owns and operates Twinke Toes Toffee. She previously worked as a school teacher and a piano teacher. 

Leonore M. Driggs currently serves as a Justice of the Peace in Maricopa County for the Arcadia Biltmore Precinct. She was elected to this position in 2016 and is serving her second term. She also serves as an Associate Presiding Judge. She was elected to that position in 2021. She is chairman of the Professional Standards and Policy Committee. 

As a justice court judge, Driggs oversees cases involving minor criminal offenses and low-value civil suits, administers oaths to public officials, handles requests for orders of protection against harassment, and performs marriage ceremonies.

- As a justice court judge, Driggs oversees cases involving minor criminal offenses and low-value civil suits, administers oaths to public officials, handles requests for orders of protection against harassment, and performs marriage ceremonies.

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Leonore M. Driggs

- 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. 