Night Court Commissioner

Posting Date

07/21/26

Application Deadline

07/24/26

Pay Range

The pay rate for this position is $86.54 per hour or $94,501 annually (based on 42 hours worked per pay period).

Job Type

Unclassified - Judicial

Department

Superior Court

About the Position

Night Court Commissioners are appointed by the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court through a selection committee made up of Judicial Officers and Court Administration. Night Court Commissioners preside over matters Criminal Initial Appearance Court and serve as a Judge Pro Tempore as directed. 

About The Superior Court:

The Superior Court of the Judicial Branch of Arizona in Maricopa County is dedicated to providing a safe, fair and impartial forum for resolving disputes, enhancing access to our services, and providing innovative, evidenced-based practices that improve the safety of our community and ensure the public’s trust and confidence in the Judicial Branch. The Superior Court in Maricopa County, one of the largest, most innovative and progressive trial courts in the nation, seeks innovative individuals to join our team who will embrace our vision of excellence and the principles inherent in the Rule of Law...every person, every day, every time.  We fulfill these principles through a culture that values fairness, respect, integrity, innovation, and safety.

Position Qualifications

We recognize your time is valuable, so please apply if you meet the following required qualifications:

Minimum qualifications are defined by Arizona State Statute. Commissioners of the Superior Court may serve as Judge Pro Tempore during their regular duties. The minimum qualifications defined by Arizona State Statute are that a candidate for the position must:

• Possess United States Citizenship
• Be a resident of Maricopa County at the time of appointment
• Be of good moral character
• Be a duly licensed member of the State Bar of Arizona
• Be a resident of the State of Arizona for a period of not less than five years immediately preceding appointment
• Be admitted to the practice of law in the state of Arizona for not less than five years immediately preceding appointment
• Not have any disciplinary matters pending before the State Bar Disciplinary Board
• Commissioners serve from time to time as judges pro tempore in the course of their regular duties. The Arizona Constitution, Article VI, §22 requires that judicial nominees must be at least 30 years of age.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Legal principles and precedents and their application
• The statutory and constitutional law of the State of Arizona
• Criminal and Constitutional Administrative Law

Skill in:

• Establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships
• Using logic and reasoning to evaluate and choose between conflicting alternatives based on partial or incomplete information

Ability to:

• Present statements of fact and law through clear communication and logic in written and oral form
• Define issues, perform legal research, analyze problems, evaluate and make appropriate findings and recommendations

Essential Job Tasks

(This is not an all-inclusive list of all job duties that may be required; employees will be required to perform other related duties as assigned.)

• Hear cases in Criminal Initial Appearance Court including conducting arraignments.
• During the course of hearing cases interpret, enforce and carry out current laws 
• Exercise the same powers and duties as a Judge of the Superior Court in assigned cases, with the same jurisdiction

Working conditions: 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak clearly and hear; see details of objects that are less than a few feet away; sit for long periods of time; stand, walk, climb stairs, use hands to finger handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and occasionally push, pull or lift up to 20 pounds. Night Court Commissioners will be scheduled to work part-time, 42 hours per two-week pay period, and will cover overnight shifts from 6:30 pm to 6:30 am including weekends and holidays.

Selection Procedure - Maricopa County

The Maricopa County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates considered to be the most highly qualified. Those selected will be assessed based on the evaluation of listed education and experience. The hiring authority will interview and select the successful