Limited Jurisdiction Courts

Here is a list of many, but not all, of the limited jurisdiction courts in Arizona that handle civil and misdemeanor criminal traffic tickets.

Limited Jurisdiction Courts

What Do They Do?

Courts of limited jurisdiction include city courts and justice courts. These courts are called limited jurisdiction because they only handle certain case types. These case types include: civil traffic tickets, misdemeanor criminal cases, and orders of protection. Justice courts also handle evictions and small claims actions (under $10,000).

What Don’t They Do?

They will not hear civil disputes involving amounts of $10,000.00 or more, and they do not handle felony cases.

What’s The Difference Between A City Court And A Justice Court?

 City court judges are appointed by the city. Justice court judges (justices of the peace) are elected. Whether a defendant ends up in city court or a justice court depends on which law enforcement agency issues the ticket. If the city police issue the ticket, it will go to a city court. If the Arizona Department of Public Safety, Sheriff, or tribal police issue a ticket, it will go to a justice court.

Veteran’s Court

Many (but not all) limited jurisdiction courts either have an internal veteran’s court, or participate in a veteran’s court program in another court. Veteran’s court often offers veterans a path to a better outcome than they might othwerwise achieve outside of veteran’s court.

Juvenile Court

Sometimes juvenile court is available to defendants who are under 18 years of age. There is a juvenile division of the superior court, and some limited jurisdiction courts handle juvenile cases internally under the authority of the superior court.

Early Disposition Court

Some traffic violations can be charged as felonies, such as unlawful flight. These felony cases will often end up in a division of the Superior Court called Early Disposition Court, or EDC.

Maricopa County Justice Courts

Agua Fria
Arcadia Biltmore
Arrowhead
Country Meadows
Desert Ridge
Downtown
Dreamy Draw

East Mesa
Encanto
Hassayampa
Highland
Ironwood
Kyrene
Manistee

Maryvale
McDowell Mountain
Moon Valley
North Mesa
North Valley
San Marcos

San Tan
South Mountain
University Lakes
West McDowell
West Mesa
White Tank

Maricopa County City Courts

Avondale City Court
Buckeye Municipal Court
Carefree Municipal Court
Chandler Municipal Court
El Mirage Municipal Court

Gilbert Municipal Court
Glendale City Court
Litchfield Park Magistrate Court
Mesa Municipal Court
Paradise Valley Municipal Court

Yavapai County Justice Courts

Verde Valley
Bagdad-Yarnell

Yavapai County City Courts

 

Dewey-Humboldt Magistrate Court
Prescott Municipal Court
Prescott Valley Municipal Court

Pinal County Justice Courts

Pioneer
Casa Grande
Central Pinal

Western Pinal
Copper Corridor
Apache Junction

Coconino County Justice Courts

 

Flagstaff
Fredonia
Page
Williams

Pima County Justice Courts

 

Ajo
Green Valley
Pima County Consolidated (Tucson)

Apache County Justice Courts

 

Northstar
Round Valley
St. Johns

Mojave County Justice Courts

 

Bullhead City
Kingman/Cerbat
Lake Havasu City
North Canyon

Cochise County Justice Courts

Bisbee
Douglas
Benson

Willcox
Sierra Vista
Bowie

Gila County Justice Courts

 

Globe Regional

Graham County Justice Courts

 

Graham County

Greenlee County Justice Courts

 

Precinct 1 (Clifton)
Precinct 2 (Duncan)

La Paz County Justice Courts

 

La Paz County Justice Court

Navajo County Justice Courts

Holbrook
Kayenta
Pinetop-Lakeside

Show Low
Snowflake
Winslow

Santa Cruz County Justice Courts

 

Precinct 1 (Nogales)

Yuma County Justice Courts

 

South County
Wellton
Yuma

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