Purpose
To establish timeframes and case processing standards to promote Arizona Supreme Court Administrative Order 2013-95, and meeting Arizona Case Processing Time Standards.
Authority
Arizona Supreme Court Administrative Order 2013-95, 2015-60, 2019-79, 2022- 154, Arizona Case Processing Time Standards; Chandler Municipal Court Administrative Order 2022-04.
Arizona Case Processing Time Standards
- 75% within 60 days
- 90% within 90 days
- 98% within 180 days
- 80% within 60 days
- 98% within 90 days
- 85% within 120 days
- 93% within 180 days
- 75% within 60 days
- 90% within 90 days
- 98% within 180 days
- 80% within 60 days 9
Ex Parte
- 99% within 24 hours
Ex Parte
- 90% within 10 days
- 98% within 30 days
Contested Hearing: First Hearing Set
- 100% within 10 days
Guideline in Case Setting
Arraignment (Out of Custody)
- Schedule within 30 days from the Date of Violation.
Pre-Trials
- All Pre-Trials are held in-person.
- Schedule within 21 days from Arraignment.
- Any continuances must be set within 21 days from date order was granted.
- All parties must appear on the 2 nd Pre-Trial and thereafter.
- Expectation is no more than a total of 3 Pre-Trials set on a case.
Status Conferences
- Schedule within 21 days from Pre-Trial.
Calendar Calls
- Scheduled within 7 days of the scheduled jury trial. Typically, the Calendar Call and the Jury Trial dates are determined and scheduled as a “pair”.
Non-Jury Trials
- Scheduled within 21 days from Pre-Trial.
Jury Trials
- Scheduled within 21 days from Status Conference.
- Set no more than 10 jury trials on jury trial date.
Arraignment
- Schedule within 30 days from Date of Violation.
Hearings
- Schedule within 30 days from Hearing Request Date.
Defensive Driving School Deadline
- Schedule within 30 days from Date of Request.