Each magistrate of the city court, in addition to exercising such judicial authority as provided in the Charter and Code of the city and the laws of the state shall:
(1) Devote his or her entire time to the duties of being a magistrate and shall not engage in the private practice of law.
(2) Observe, be available, and be present in attendance upon the court for the transaction of business every juridical day between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. In addition to such hours, a magistrate may open court and be in attendance at the court during such additional hours of any juridical or nonjuridical day as may be necessary for the discharge or disposition of business properly coming before the court.
(3) Dispose with all reasonable promptness all matters taken under advisement and, in any event, issue a decision no later than twenty (20) days thereafter.
(4) Issue a minute entry of the court's judgment in all matters wherein disposition was based upon legal grounds rather than upon the factual merits of the matter, specifying therein the legal conclusion underlying the court's judgment.
(5) Follow and adhere to supervision by the presiding judge of the superior court as provided for in Arizona Supreme Court Administrative Order 93-30, and any amendment or successor to this provision.
(6) Follow and adhere to the city's rules of conduct and code of ethics contained in administrative directive 2.02-5 and 2.02-14 and any amendments or successors to these provisions to the extent adherence to these provisions does not affect judicial independence or is not inconsistent with the Code of Judicial Conduct.
(Ord. No. 4679, § 12, 6-27-77; Ord. No. 5169, § 3, 6-16-80; Ord. No. 7733, § 4, 12-9-91; Ord. No. 10062, § 3, 10-11-04)
Editors Note: Ord. No. 4679, § 1, adopted June 27, 1977, specifically amended the Code by repealing former § 8-5, which had pertained to office hours and had been derived from the 1953 Code, ch. 9A, § 5. Section 12 of Ord. No. 4679 added a new § 8-5 as hereinabove set out. The section was renumbered § 8-4 and the text amended by § 4 of Ord. No. 7733.