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Administrative Order No. 2020-79

Authorizing Limitation of Court Operations During a Public Health Emergency and Transition to Resumption of Certain Operations (June 1, 2020 phase-in)

Arizona Supreme Court · Arizona (Court)

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Jurisdiction
Arizona
Level
Court
Authority
Ariz. Const. art. VI, §§ 3, 5
Issued
2020-05-20 May 20, 2020
Effective
2020-05-20 (transition from June 1, 2020) (read as 2020-05-20)
End
Superseded by AO 2020-114 (July 2020) and AO 2020-143 (Aug. 26, 2020) (read as 2020-08-26)
In force
May 20, 2020 to Aug. 26, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all Arizona courts
  • presiding superior court judges
  • court personnel
Functions reached
  • CT
  • OF
  • PJ
Collection
Travel, gatherings, courts and public offices ECO-C

Operative words

IT IS ORDERED that all Arizona Courts and the office of the presiding disciplinary judge may begin transitioning to in-person proceedings on June 1, 2020 to the extent this can be safely accomplished.... presiding superior court judges shall determine for the courts in their respective counties how in-person court proceedings and courthouse activities are to be phased-in and conducted.... [change-of-judge rules] are suspended until December 31, 2020 to reduce the risk of virus exposure inherent in out-of-county judges' travel

Enforcement

Administrative order

Notes

Public access by video or audio required from July 1, 2020 where attendance was limited.