Arizona Revised Statutes
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 22-101 (2026)
Justice precincts; formation, change or abolishment; jurisdiction
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A. The board of supervisors shall divide the county into justice precincts and name or number them, and may change or abolish any justice precinct or redistrict the county, but abolishment of a precinct shall not take effect until expiration of the term of office of the justice and constable then in office.
B. A justice of the peace shall have original jurisdiction as provided in sections 22-201 and 22-301.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1942–2025 · leading case: Hornbeck v. Lusk, 177 P.3d 323 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008).
Hornbeck v. Lusk, 177 P.3d 323 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008). “Pinal County’s justices of the peace, elected by the voters of specific precincts, see A.R.S. §§ 22-101(A) and 22-111, sit in sometimes geographically remote venues.”
Collins v. Corbin, 771 P.2d 1380 (Ariz. 1989). “A.R.S. § 22-101. Justices of the peace are elected by qualified electors of the precinct.”
Hellman v. Marquardt, 523 P.2d 792 (Ariz. 1974). “We also note that justices of the peace are required by law, A.R.S. § 22-116, to pay funds which come into their hands to the county treasurer.”
Nicol v. Superior Court, Maricopa Cnty., 473 P.2d 455 (Ariz. 1970). “This is made clear by § 22-101, A.R.S., et seq., which established “Justice Precincts and Precinct Officers” and defines such officers as justice of the peace and constable, § 22-102, A.”
Miller Rubber Co. of New York v. Peggs, 132 P.2d 439 (Ariz. 1942). “56, was filed under section 22-101, Arizona Code 1939. Defendant Peggs in his answer to the complaint set up that The Miller Rubber Company of New York was, on or about the 23d day of May, 1930, disorganized and dissolved; that since said time it has been without corporate…”
Hornbeck v. Lusk (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008). “§ 22-114(A) itemizes those limited circumstances when a justice of the peace can preside and act in another precinct and 2 Pinal County’s justices of the peace, elected by the voters of specific precincts, see A.R.S. §§ 22-101(A) and 22-111, sit in sometimes geographically…”
Rong v. Arizona, State of (D. Ariz. 2025). “22 §§ 22-101 to 22-375. Therefore, it, too, is a state court.”
De Anza Land & Leisure Corp. v. Fed. Deposit Ins., 662 P.2d 1044 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1983). “The 1939 code provided as follows: § 22-101. Action in five years. — A judgment may be renewed by action thereon at any time within five [5] years after the date of such judgment.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 22-101(A) — 2 cases
Hornbeck v. Lusk, 177 P.3d 323 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008). “Pinal County’s justices of the peace, elected by the voters of specific precincts, see A.R.S. §§ 22-101(A) and 22-111, sit in sometimes geographically remote venues.”
Hornbeck v. Lusk (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008). “§ 22-114(A) itemizes those limited circumstances when a justice of the peace can preside and act in another precinct and 2 Pinal County’s justices of the peace, elected by the voters of specific precincts, see A.R.S. §§ 22-101(A) and 22-111, sit in sometimes geographically…”
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