{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-22-403","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 22-403","heading":"Presiding officer of municipal court; appointment; compensation; justice of the peace as magistrate","body":"A. The presiding officer of the municipal court shall be a magistrate, who shall be selected in a manner provided by the charter or ordinances of the city or town. The magistrate shall receive such compensation as provided by the governing body of the city or town.\n\nB. A justice of the peace in the city or town shall be eligible to the office of magistrate without thereby forfeiting his office as justice of the peace.","path":["Title 22 Justices of the Peace and Other Courts Not of Record"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/22/00403.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"5e4d37ccc82ba37adb7914fcc4e3f52e9e36ca5afa3be19444b2743d7ca8c1e2","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-22-402","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-22-404"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}