{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-12-144","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 12-144","heading":"Limitations; term; reappointment; extension of duties; powers and duties","body":"A. The chief justice of the supreme court may appoint a judge pro tempore of the superior court for a county pursuant to section 12-141 without regard to the number of judges that are prescribed by section 12-121.\n\nB. The term of a judge pro tempore may be for any period of time not to exceed twelve months for any one term. The chief justice may reappoint a person who was previously appointed as a judge pro tempore. The chief justice may at any time terminate the term of a judge pro tempore.\n\nC. The judicial powers and duties of a judge pro tempore shall extend beyond the period of the judge pro tempore's appointment for the purpose of hearing and determining any proceeding necessary to a final determination of a cause heard by the judge in whole or in part during the period of the judge's appointment.\n\nD. The powers and duties of a judge pro tempore of the superior court are the same as are provided for superior court judges in article 2 of this chapter.","path":["Title 12 Courts and Civil Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/12/00144.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"feccbbc70edf4f35cb3f51a7ec24c3c8ca2edfaa9637b2f42e0604139d867c67","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-12-143","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-12-145"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}