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The District was established on June 20, 1910, pending Arizona statehood on February 14, 1912. [1] The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. As of November 2021 the United States attorney is Gary M. Restaino. [2]
Other federal judges, including circuit judges and Supreme Court justices, can also sit in a district court upon assignment by the chief judge of the circuit or by the Chief Justice of the United States. The number of judges in each district court (and the structure of the judicial system generally) is set by Congress in the United States Code.
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 ...
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (in case citations, 9th Cir.) is the U.S. federal court of appeals that has appellate jurisdiction over the U.S. district courts for the following federal judicial districts: District of Alaska; District of Arizona; Central District of California; Eastern District of California
The Sandra Day O'Connor United States Courthouse is a courthouse at 401 West Washington Street in Phoenix, Arizona.Pursuant to Pub. L. 106–166 (text), enacted by the United States Congress, it is named after Sandra Day O'Connor, who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from September 21, 1981, to January 31, 2006.
The court may also declare laws unconstitutional, but only while seated en banc. The court meets in the Arizona Supreme Court Building at the capitol complex (at the southern end of Wesley Bolin Plaza). The Arizona Court of Appeals, further divided into two divisions, is the intermediate court in the state. [5]
Following is a list of current and former courthouses of the United States federal court system located in Arizona.Each entry indicates the name of the building along with an image, if available, its location and the jurisdiction it covers, [1] the dates during which it was used for each such jurisdiction, and, if applicable the person for whom it was named, and the date of renaming.
The State Bar, under the direction of the Court, establishes procedures for the discipline of lawyer misconduct and provides education and development programs for the legal profession and the public. Through the Rules of The Supreme Court of Arizona, the privilege to practice law in Arizona is granted solely to "active member[s] of the state bar."