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Running for Justice of the Peace and Constable All candidates for Justice of the Peace and Constable need to file a Statement of Interest, publicly declaring their candidacy. Signatures collected prior to filing the Statement of Interest are invalid.

Justices of the peace also resolve other types of misdemeanor allegations (e.g. shoplifting, writing bad checks, violating restraining orders) and, like other trial judges, also handle requests for orders of protection and injunctions against harassment.

The Justice of the Peace is an elected position and distinguished from the Superior Court Judge and/or Commissioner in that the latter is either appointed by the Governor of Arizona or Superior Court Presiding Judge.

Each justice of the peace shall be paid a percentage of the salary of a superior court judge based on the following schedule: 1. Five hundred or more judicial productivity credits equals seventy percent.

The Justice of the Peace is the legal jurisdiction closest to the average citizen. It is often referred to as "The People's Court". There are four of these judges in Lubbock County, each elected to a four year term. Their precincts follow the same lines as the county commissioners.

Every county in Arizona has justice courts. Justice courts are the "limited jurisdiction courts" which handle misdemeanor crimes, protective orders, small claims up to $3,500, and civil lawsuits for amounts of $10,000 and below. Appeals from justice court go to the county superior court.