§ 22-403 Presiding officer of municipal court; appointment; compensation; justice of the peace as magistrate

AZ Rev Stat § 22-403 (2019) (N/A)
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22-403. Presiding officer of municipal court; appointment; compensation; justice of the peace as magistrate

A. The presiding officer of the municipal court shall be a magistrate, who shall be selected in a manner provided by the charter or ordinances of the city or town. The magistrate shall receive such compensation as provided by the governing body of the city or town.

B. A justice of the peace in the city or town shall be eligible to the office of magistrate without thereby forfeiting his office as justice of the peace.