Arizona County Court Information
There are 15 counties in Arizona, each of which has a county court which is also known as the superior court. Apart from the superior courts, counties in Arizona also have Justice of the Peace Courts. The 15 counties in Arizona are: Pima , Maricopa, Coconino, Cochise, Mohave, Gila , Yuma ,Pinal , Apache, Greenlee, Graham , La Paz, Santa Cruz, Navajo and Yavapai.
The Superior Court has 5 departments which are:
• Family Court
• Probate and Mental Health Department
• Criminal Department
• Civil Department
• Juvenile Court
Family Court
The Family Court provides a platform to resolve conflicts and disputes that deal with families and children. It hears and decides on cases involving divorce, child negligence and abuse cases, custody issues, visitation rights, spousal support, and child custody cases. It also offers counseling services to parents, helps families deal with separation, and offers programs and services for families in need of assistance with drug addiction.
Probate and Mental Health Department
The Probate and Mental Health Department deals with cases that involve estate rights, property dispute cases, wills, trusts, and other matters pertaining to the administration of estates. The Mental Health Department deals with cases that are about the rights and violation of rights of the minors, elderly and the mentally ill wards.
Criminal Department
The Criminal Department adjudicates on cases that deal with felony charges. This department works in partnership with various local justice agencies to coordinate the transfer of the cases from justice courts, find alternate sentencing solutions to help reduce the jail population, modernize the management of criminal cases and to help expand the program of the Drug Court.
In the last ten years there has been an increase of 90% in the number of felony cases, and a 30% increase in the number of first degree murder cases which have been filed in the criminal department of the Arizona County courts.
Civil Department
Each year, over 30,000 civil cases are filed in the civil department of the Arizona County courts. The Civil department hears cases that deal with disputes between individuals, companies, and partnerships. The type of cases heard are property damage cases, personal injury cases, disputes pertaining to contracts and medical malpractice cases.
Juvenile Court
The Juvenile Court hears cases that deal with guardianship issues, adoption cases, juvenile delinquency cases, emancipation of young adults above 16 years in accordance with the Arizona State law, ARS Section 12-2451, and dependency cases.
For more information on the individual County Courts in Arizona, individuals can contact:
Apache County
70 W. 3rd South
St. Johns, AZ 85936
Phone: (928) 337-7550
Website: http://www.co.apache.az.us/Clerk/
Cochise County
101 Quality Hill Rd
Bisbee, AZ 85603
Phone: (520) 432-8570
Website: http://www.co.cochise.az.us/Court/ClerkOfCourt/Crtclerk.htm
Gila County
Globe Courthouse
1400 E. Ash Street
Globe, AZ 85501
Phone: 928-425-3231
Payson Courthouse
714 S. Beeline Hwy.
Payson, AZ 85541
Phone: 928-474-3978
Website: http://supreme.state.az.us/gilasc/clerk/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/clerk.html
Coconino County
County Courthouse
200 N. San Francisco St.
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Phone: (928) 779-6535
Website: http://www.co.coconino.az.us/courts.aspx?id=295
Greenlee County
Greenlee County Clerk of Superior Court
County Courthouse
Clifton, AZ 85533
Phone: (928) 865-4242
La Paz County
La Paz County Clerk of Superior Court
1316 Kofa Ave Ste. 607
Parker, AZ 85344
Phone: (928) 669-6131
Graham County
Graham County Clerk of Superior Court
County Courthouse
800 Main St.
Safford, AZ 85546
Phone: (928) 428-3100
Maricopa County
Maricopa County Clerk of Superior Court
601 W. Jackson
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Phone: (602) 506-3360
Maricopa County Central Court Building
201 W. Jefferson
Phoenix, AZ. 85003-2243
Phone: (602) 506-3204
Website: http://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/
Navajo County
Navaho County Clerk of Superior Court
County Courthouse
Holbrook, AZ 86025
Phone: (928) 524-4188
Mohave County
401 East Spring Street
Kingman, AZ 86402-7000
Phone: (928) 753-0713
Website: http://www.mohavecourts.com/clerk/homepage.htm
Pima County
Superior Courts Bldg.
110 West Congress St.
Tucson, Arizona 85701-1317
Phone: (520) 740-3200
Website: http://www.cosc.co.pima.az.us/
Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County Clerk of Superior Court
Santa Cruz County Complex
2150 N Congress Dr
P.O. Box 1265
Nogales, AZ 85621
Phone: (520) 375-7700
Pinal County
Pinal County Clerk of Superior Court
31 N Pinal, Bldg E
Florence, AZ 85232
Phone: (520) 866-5300
Yavapai County
County Courthouse
120 S. Cortez
Prescott, AZ 86303
Phone: (928) 771-3312
Website: http://www.co.yavapai.az.us/clerksupct.aspx
Yuma County
Yuma County Clerk of Superior Court
County Courthouse
168 S. 2nd Avenue
Yuma, AZ 85364
Phone: (928) 329-2164
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