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| 50 | 53 | | amending title 12, chapter 1, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 12-137; relating to the superior court. |
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| 56 | 59 | | (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) |
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| 60 | 63 | | Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 12, chapter 1, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 12-137, to read: START_STATUTE12-137. Civil case assignment A. The assignment of a civil case to a superior court judge in a county with a population of more than one million persons must be done by either automated means or a formula that is approved by the supreme court and must be done in a blind manner. In an emergency matter or when a judge who is assigned to a case becomes unavailable, the superior court must assign a judge in a blind manner, except that the superior court may account for judicial availability. The superior court may deviate from a blind assignment protocol to ensure that cases are assigned to appropriate specialty courts for tax, complex, commercial and water rights cases. B. A judge may not select a case for assignment to the judge. A judge may not refuse to accept an assigned case unless good cause exists or a court rule or ethical consideration requires or allows for refusal. END_STATUTE |
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| 62 | 65 | | Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: |
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| 64 | 67 | | Section 1. Title 12, chapter 1, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 12-137, to read: |
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| 66 | 69 | | START_STATUTE12-137. Civil case assignment |
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| 68 | 71 | | A. The assignment of a civil case to a superior court judge in a county with a population of more than one million persons must be done by either automated means or a formula that is approved by the supreme court and must be done in a blind manner. In an emergency matter or when a judge who is assigned to a case becomes unavailable, the superior court must assign a judge in a blind manner, except that the superior court may account for judicial availability. The superior court may deviate from a blind assignment protocol to ensure that cases are assigned to appropriate specialty courts for tax, complex, commercial and water rights cases. |
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| 70 | 73 | | B. A judge may not select a case for assignment to the judge. A judge may not refuse to accept an assigned case unless good cause exists or a court rule or ethical consideration requires or allows for refusal. END_STATUTE |
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