Administrative Order No. 2021-057

The record

Jurisdiction

Maricopa County, Arizona (Superior Court) · Phoenix and Tucson · Arizona

Level

Court

Authority

Arizona Supreme Court Administrative Orders 2020-48, -60, -70, -75 and successors; Ariz. R. Crim. P. 8

Issued

2021-04-26 Apr. 26, 2021

Effective

2021-05-01 (civil jury trials and specialty courts resume on a modified master calendar) (read as 2021-05-01)

End

2021-06-01 (replaced by AO 2021-073) (read as 2021-06-01)

In force

May 1, 2021 to June 1, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices

Addressees

• all litigants, jurors, lawyers and the public using Superior Court facilities

Functions reached

• CT/CRT courts and clerks (civil trials suspended Dec. 3, 2020-Apr. 30, 2021)
• CL closings and collections dependent on court process
• OP office work converted to remote hearings

Collection

Phoenix and Tucson MET-PHX

Operative words

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that effective May 1, 2021 civil jury trials will continue to utilize a modified master calendar system. To safely space jurors and trial participants, the Civil Department will presumptively: Conduct jury selection in the jury assembly area in the South Court Tower...; Hold no more than two simultaneous jury trials per floor in the East Court Building; Hold no more than one simultaneous jury trial in the Old Courthouse, Southeast Courthouse or Northeast Courthouse.... IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all prior health and safety protocols including but not limited to restrictions on public entry to the courthouses as set out in prior Administrative Orders of this Court and the Arizona Supreme Court remain in full force and effect. Except for jury trials and other specifically enumerated in-person hearings, the work of the Court will continue to be conducted presumptively through audio and visual platforms.

Enforcement

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