(A) Presiding Judge: appointment. The presiding officer of the City Court shall be the Presiding City Judge who shall be appointed by the City Council.
(B) Judges pro tempore. The Presiding Judge may appoint qualified persons to serve as judges pro tempore as are required by the City Court. The Judge shall be compensated in an amount established by the Presiding Judge, on a contractual or hourly basis, shall not be eligible for any benefits as a full-time employee, and shall be appointed for a term as set forth by the Presiding Judge for a term of not more than two years.
(C) Qualification. All judges of the City Court, regular or pro tempore, shall be attorneys at law, admitted to the practice of law by the Supreme Court of the State of Arizona, and have at least five years practice of law; have sufficient experience and temperament to preside over cases in the Municipal Court; and continue to meet all qualifications as may be established by the Arizona Supreme Court or as required by law for judges.
(Prior Code, § 5-2-1) (Ord. O11-08-14, passed 8-25-2011; Ord. O16-11-11, passed 11-1-2016)