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  2. American juvenile justice system - Wikipedia

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    The nation's first juvenile court was formed in Illinois in 1899 and provided a legal distinction between juvenile abandonment and crime. [8] The law that established the court, the Illinois Juvenile Court Law of 1899, was created largely because of the advocacy of women such as Jane Addams, Louise DeKoven Bowen, Lucy Flower and Julia Lathrop, who were members of the influential Chicago Woman ...

  3. Courts of Arizona - Wikipedia

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    State courts of Arizona. Arizona Supreme Court [1] Arizona Court of Appeals (2 divisions) [2] Superior Court of Arizona (15 counties) [2] Justices of the Peace (county courts) [3] and Arizona Municipal Courts, city trial courts and courts of limited jurisdiction; Federal courts located in Arizona. United States District Court for the District ...

  4. Government of Arizona - Wikipedia

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    The Arizona justice courts are nonrecord courts of limited jurisdiction in each county, presided over by a justice of the peace who is elected for a four-year term, that have jurisdiction over civil lawsuits where the amount in dispute is $10,000 or less, landlord and tenant controversies, small claims cases and the full range of civil and ...

  5. Maricopa County, Arizona - Wikipedia

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    Maricopa County (/ ˌ m ær ɪ ˈ k oʊ p ə /) is a county in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Arizona.As of the 2020 census the population was 4,420,568, [1] or about 62% of the state's total, making it the fourth-most populous county in the United States and the most populous county in Arizona, and making Arizona one of the nation's most centralized states.

  6. Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections - Wikipedia

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    The Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC) is a state agency of Arizona, headquartered in Downtown Phoenix. [1] Adobe Mountain School is the only secure facility managed by the agency and is an associate member of the Arizona Interscholastic Association. [2] [3] The Adobe Mountain School has units for both boys and girls. [2]

  7. Lorna E. Lockwood - Wikipedia

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    Lockwood spent a decade on the bench of the Arizona Superior Court in Maricopa County, the first woman to serve in that role. In 1960, Lockwood was elected to the Arizona Supreme Court. She served as chief justice from 1965 to 1966 and 1970 to 1971, becoming the first female chief justice of a state supreme court in the United States. She ...

  8. Juvenile court - Wikipedia

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    Juvenile court, also known as young offender's court or children's court, is a tribunal having special authority to pass judgements for crimes committed by children who have not attained the age of majority. In most modern legal systems, children who commit a crime are treated differently from legal adults who have committed the same offense.

  9. Category:History of Maricopa County, Arizona - Wikipedia

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    Former populated places in Maricopa County, Arizona (12 P) G. History of Glendale, Arizona (2 C) H. History of Phoenix, Arizona (7 C, 39 P) M. History of Mesa ...