House Engrossed

 

civil case assignment; judges

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-fifth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2022

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL 2723

 

 

An Act

 

amending title 12, chapter 1, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 12-137; relating to the superior court.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

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 trial case to a judge must be done by either automated means or a formula that is approved by the supreme court and must be done in a random manner so that the assignment is unpredictable and provides an equal distribution of cases among the civil trial divisions in the superior court.

B. A superior court judge may not select or refuse to accept an assigned case unless extraordinary circumstances exist or a court rule requires or prohibits the assignment. END_STATUTE