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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 22-111 (2026)

Election; term of office

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In each justice precinct there shall be elected by the qualified electors of the precinct, at the general election, one justice of the peace, who shall hold office for a term of four years from January 1 following his election, and who may continue in office during his candidacy for another judicial office of the state and, if elected, until he assumes the duties of the other judicial office.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1974–1974 · leading case: Hellman v. Marquardt, 523 P.2d 792 (Ariz. 1974).
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Hellman v. Marquardt, 523 P.2d 792 (Ariz. 1974). · cites it 2× “§ 22-117, the expenses of the office are a county charge. We think that in Arizona the office of justice of the peace is local in character and therefore hold that under the Constitution and Arizona statutes it is a county office.”
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