{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-12-137","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 12-137","heading":"Civil case assignment","body":"A. The assignment of a civil case to a superior court judge in a county with a population of more than one million persons must be done by either automated means or a formula that is approved by the supreme court and must be done in a blind manner. In an emergency matter or when a judge who is assigned to a case becomes unavailable, the superior court must assign a judge in a blind manner, except that the superior court may account for judicial availability. The superior court may deviate from a blind assignment protocol to ensure that cases are assigned to appropriate specialty courts for tax, complex, commercial and water rights cases.\n\nB. A judge may not select a case for assignment to the judge. A judge may not refuse to accept an assigned case unless good cause exists or a court rule or ethical consideration requires or allows for refusal.","path":["Title 12 Courts and Civil Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/12/00137.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"fd3ef53318cd040c5f233112a163d9308bb8ff4f0678e10cb562e35b53ad990a","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-12-1366","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-12-141"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}