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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-124 (2026)

Appellate jurisdiction; issuance of writs

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A. The superior court shall have appellate jurisdiction in all actions appealed from justices of the peace, inferior courts, boards and officers from which appeals may, by law, be taken.

B. The superior court may issue writs of certiorari to inferior courts, boards or officers to compel a return of their proceedings, examine or try such proceedings and give any judgment or make any order necessary in furtherance of justice.

C. The superior court may issue writs of prohibition or other remedial writs necessary to carry out its powers.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1958–2025 · leading case: Dunlap v. Superior Court, 817 P.2d 27 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1991).
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Dunlap v. Superior Court, 817 P.2d 27 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 16× “We therefore conclude that, pursuant to A.R.S. § 12-124, the superior court has jurisdiction to accept a special action challenge of a decision by a superior court judge sitting as a magistrate.”
State v. Super. Ct. in & for Cnty. of Pima, 691 P.2d 1073 (Ariz. 1984). · cites it 2× “They each filed a motion to dismiss, alleging that the checkpoints were unconstitutional. The four motions were consolidated for hearing and granted by the Municipal Court judge (the trial court).”
Comm. FOR Just. & FAIRNESS v. Arizona Sec'y of State's Off., 332 P.3d 94 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “See A.R.S. §§ 12-124(A), -904(B), -905(A), 16-924(C).”
S & R Props. v. Maricopa Cnty., 875 P.2d 150 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “A.R.S. § 12-124; see also Telco, 158 Ariz.”
Davis v. Brittain, 358 P.2d 322 (Ariz. 1961). · cites it 4× “* * * ” It is to he noted that the Legislature, in A.R.S. § 12-124 has hy statute amplified upon the jurisdiction of the superior court by providing as follows: “A.”
Diaz v. Bernini, 419 P.3d 950 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “¶ 4 The state appealed the city court's ruling to the superior court pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 12-124(A), 13-4032(6). The parties again addressed the questions of voluntariness, exclusion, and good faith presented to the city court.”
State Bd. of Technical Reg. v. McDaniel, 326 P.2d 348 (Ariz. 1958). · cites it 2× “6, section 6, provides, inter alia, that “Superior Courts and their judges shall have the power to1 issue writs of * * * prohibition * * * ”, and A.R.S. § 12-124, subd. C, merely states: “The superior court may issue writs of prohibition or other remedial writs necessary to…”
Armstrong v. City Court of Scottsdale, 578 P.2d 1022 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1978). · cites it 2× “See A.R.S. § 12-124 (1956); Crouch v. Justice of Peace Court of Sixth Precinct, 7 Ariz.”
Green v. Thompson, 499 P.2d 715 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1972). · cites it 3× “6, § 16; A.R.S. § 12-124. “§ 16. Superior court; appellate jurisdiction *591 “Section 16.”
State v. McMahon, 568 P.2d 1027 (Ariz. 1977). · cites it 2× “6, § 16; A.R.S. § 12-124. Rule 16.1(d), Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure (1973), states: “d.”
State ex rel. Berger v. Jennings, 520 P.2d 313 (Ariz. 1974). “Although this action might more properly have been brought in the Superior Court of Maricopa County, § 12-124 A.R. S. and Rule 7(a), Rules of Procedure for Special Action, 17A A.”
Moreno Meza v. Hon lafave/state (Ariz. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 4× “See generally A.R.S. § 12-124. To vacate the justice court’s acceptance of a guilty plea the superior court must first establish that the justice court acted outside the scope of its authority in accepting the plea.”
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— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-124(A) — 3 cases
Comm. FOR Just. & FAIRNESS v. Arizona Sec'y of State's Off., 332 P.3d 94 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2014). “See A.R.S. §§ 12-124(A), -904(B), -905(A), 16-924(C).”
Diaz v. Bernini, 419 P.3d 950 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2018). “¶ 4 The state appealed the city court's ruling to the superior court pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 12-124(A), 13-4032(6). The parties again addressed the questions of voluntariness, exclusion, and good faith presented to the city court.”
Moreno Meza v. Hon lafave/state (Ariz. Ct. App. 2024). “See generally A.R.S. § 12-124. To vacate the justice court’s acceptance of a guilty plea the superior court must first establish that the justice court acted outside the scope of its authority in accepting the plea.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-124(B) — 1 case
Dunlap v. Superior Court, 817 P.2d 27 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1991). “We therefore conclude that, pursuant to A.R.S. § 12-124, the superior court has jurisdiction to accept a special action challenge of a decision by a superior court judge sitting as a magistrate.”
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