The following words, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning.
ASSOCIATE MAGISTRATE. A full- or part-time termed judge of the city court, appointed by the City Council, other than the Presiding Magistrate.
CITY MAGISTRATE. Any judge of the municipal court, including the Presiding Magistrate, Associate Magistrate, and Interim Magistrate, all of whom have attended the Judicial College or New Judge Orientation required by the Administrative Office of the Courts, passed any required exam.
CIVIL TRAFFIC HEARING OFFICER. A city court employee assigned special duties by the Presiding Magistrate pursuant to the city code.
DISCIPLINARY ACTION. Action taken by the State Bar of Arizona or the Supreme Court of Arizona, or any other licensing authority for attorneys or judges including reprimand, censure, suspension or disbarment.
INTERIM MAGISTRATE. A judge appointed by the City Council to perform the duties of a presiding magistrate during an absence or vacancy greater than 3 weeks, but not greater than 6 months.
JUDICIAL ASSISTANT. A full- or part-time termed administrative contractual non-attorney and non-career employee of the city appointed by the Council, charged with performing administrative non-judicial and Associate Magistrate ministerial or clerical non-discretionary judicial duties in the absence or unavailability of the Presiding Magistrate.
MINISTERIAL OR CLERICAL NON- DISCRETIONARY JUDICIAL DUTIES. Tasks that a judicial assistant may perform that do not require an individualized evaluation but instead concentrate on technical skills and training, including the processing of plea agreements with definitive conditions not allowing changes by a judicial officer, continuances of pretrial matters, and initial appearances pursuant to Arizona Criminal Procedure Rule 4 and arraignments pursuant to Arizona Criminal Procedure Rule 14, and only uncontested hearings or motions.
PRESIDING MAGISTRATE. The full- time termed judge appointed by Council, charged with the management and administrative responsibility of the municipal court.
(Ord. 1400, passed 5-6-2014; Am. Ord. 1512, passed 9-21-2021)