Administrative Order No. 2020-078

The record

Jurisdiction

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

Level

Court

Authority

Arizona Supreme Court Administrative Orders 2020-48, 2020-60, 2020-70, 2020-79

Issued

2020-05-22 May 22, 2020

Effective

2020-06-01

End

Replaced in turn by AO 2020-098, -114, -115, -155 (2020) and 2021-013, -031, -057, -073 (recited in Ex. MET-PHX-004) (read as 2020-09-30)

In force

June 1, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules

Addressees

• the public
• litigants, jurors, lawyers
• court employees

Functions reached

• CT/CRT courts and clerks
• CL/ML/SV lending, servicing, eviction and foreclosure processes
• OP legal and office work converted to remote appearances
• WF jurors

Collection

Phoenix and Tucson MET-PHX

Operative words

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that beginning June 1, 2020 the Superior Court and all limited jurisdiction courts in Maricopa County will continue to hold hearings via audio and video appearances... It remains the presumption that proceedings be conducted via audio and video unless both authorized by this order and deemed necessary by the assigned judicial officer.... IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that for the duration of this order, physical access to all court buildings of the Arizona Superior Court located in Maricopa County shall be restricted to attendance at in-person court hearings.... attendance at any in-person event will be limited to parties, witnesses, victims, sheriff's deputies, detention officers, law enforcement officers, parents in juvenile delinquency matters, and lawyers... IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that beginning June 15th, 2020 jury trials will [commence on a limited basis].

Enforcement

Notes