Arizona Superior Court in Pima County
Friday, September 20, 2024 by Arizona Superior Court in Pima County
Presiding Judge Danelle Liwski and Presiding Juvenile Judge Michael J. Butler announce that a joint Merit Selection Committee for the Superior Court and the Juvenile Court is accepting applications for anticipated Commissioner positions which may become open in the next twelve months.
Applications for Commissioner are accepted through October 16, 2024, by 12 PM which is the same deadline as for the currently open Hearing Officer position. If interested, please apply for both. Please note, the final selection for Commissioner will be announced first. This will provide the applicants for both positions another opportunity to pursue.
Indicate clearly on a cover letter/note which position(s) are you interested to be considered for.
The current annual salary for a Commissioner is $162,000, and it will increase on January 1, 2025, to $171,000 annual per HB2897 (The Commissioner salary is set at 90% of the statutory salary for a Superior Court Judge).
The duties of this position include serving as a judicial officer in areas including family law, child support, child welfare, juvenile delinquency, probate, guardianship and conservancy, mental health proceedings under Title 36 of the Arizona Revised Statutes, and any other areas as the Presiding Judges may require. The judicial officer may also be appointed as judge pro tem for no additional compensation. The person selected for the position should expect to be rotated between Superior Court and Juvenile Court at the discretion of the Presiding Judges. This position operates under the legal authority granted in ARS §12-213 and A.R.S. §8-231 and serves at the pleasure of the Presiding Judge.
A commissioner of the superior court must be:
In addition, the Arizona Superior Court in Pima County has the following requirements for applicants:
Submit your resume with the Application.
Applications are available on the 9th floor of the Pima County Superior Court building or may be requested by e-mailing [email protected]. You may also download an application from the job posting on the Court’s Career Pages at: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/scpima/.
Completed applications (along with a resume) must be submitted to:
Superior Court in Pima County, Human Resources, 110 W Congress, 9th floor, Tucson, AZ 85701; faxed to (520) 724-4253, OR e-mailed to [email protected], (cc: [email protected])
Deadline to apply is:
NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2024, BY 12:00 PM.
The applications will be submitted to the Hon. Greg Sakall and the Hon. Janet Bostwick, Co-Chairs of the Merit Selection Committee. The Committee will review the applications, interview selected applicants, and recommend candidates to the Presiding Judges, who will make the appointment(s). All applications will be a matter of public record. Questions may be directed to Human Resources: (520) 724-4217.
The Committee and the Presiding Judges may treat the applications filed as an application for any additional similar vacancy or vacancies that become known after the application has been submitted.