2026 Arizona General Election

Jay Yellowhorse

Buket Urgen

Election Summary - 05/17/2023 9:34 AM Page 7 of 16General Election
Apache County, Arizona
November 8, 2022
OFFICIAL RESULTS
Election Summary Report
Justice of the Peace - North Star Prec 3
Vote For 1
Election
Day TOTAL VOTE % Early Voting Provisional
DEM YELLOWHORSE, JAY 17,413 98.77% 7,537 9,691 185
Write-In Totals 217 1.23% 126 82 9
Total Votes Cast 17,630 100.00% 7,663 9,773 194
Overvotes 2 2 0 0
Undervotes 1,302 766 517 19

2022-All-Reports-Combined.pdf

# Puerco (Sanders) Justice Court

The Puerco Justice Court is presided over by the Honorable Judge Jay Yellowhorse.

## Northstar Justice Court

As of January 1, 2023, the CJC and PJC have consolidated into the Northstar Justice Court.

Puerco Sanders Justice Court | Apache County

Jay Yellowhorse serves as a justice of the peace in Apache County. He was elected Justice of the Peace for North Star Precinct 3 in 2022.

2022 Candidate Statement of Interest | Apache County

As a justice court judge, he presides over cases involving minor criminal offenses and low-value civil suits.

- As a justice court judge, he presides over cases involving minor criminal offenses and low-value civil suits.

Legal Experience

As of October 19, 2026, Jay Yellowhorse’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Judicial Philosophy

Judicial Administration

Ethics & Conduct

Community Involvement

- 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. 

Local judge who hears lawsuits, misdemeanors, and civil cases. 