Vol. 13, No. 5 May 2017
Clerk’s
Case History Index
Miranda, Winnie Ruth Judd, the Soul case, the Ring
decision, In Re Gault. If you have some background in the legal field, these
cases may sound familiar. But did you know they all had hearings in the
Superior Court in Maricopa County? They are a few of the cases summarized in
the Clerk’s Case History Index. The Index is updated each year and tracks court
statistics, notorious cases, and other facts and figures, including death
penalty sentencings from 1920 through 2016. The Index contains statistics,
percentages, graphs, and growth data by case type as well as statistics on marriage
licenses. Scroll through for points of interest or do specific keyword searches.
Like its Annual Report, the Clerk’s information differs from the Court’s
tracking due to different measures and data points. See the Case History Index
online at http://www.clerkofcourt.maricopa.gov/case_history.asp.
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Stamp
Out Document Preparation Errors
As the restyling of the criminal rules of court
reaches the final round of comments in the rules cycle, the Clerks’ Association
pointed out the importance of leaving space for the Clerk’s file stamp.
Litigants have many filing options, depending on the case type: paper over a
file counter, using an interior or exterior filing depository box, eFiling, and
filing by mail. Making sure your documents have a 2-inch-by-2-inch blank square
at the top-right corner of the first page of every filing is one way to prevent
filing problems and to ensure a legible file stamp. The Clerk’s office posted
document preparation guidelines on its website to address the most frequent
document preparation errors. The website includes helpful resources like local
rules and traps to avoid in our system of scanning paper into digital images.
See the guidelines on the Clerk’s website at http://www.clerkofcourt.maricopa.gov/document_preparation_guidelines.asp.
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Weekends
Are For Working
Every now and then
that is true for the Clerk’s marriage licenses and passports staff. The office
recently completed five days of Saturday hours over three months. The office
opened its downtown Phoenix location to process passport applications and issue
marriage licenses. A spike of passport applications 10 years ago is creating
another spike in renewals. Saturday hours were well received by the Clerk’s
customers. Over five Saturdays the office processed 548 passport applications
and issued 31 marriage licenses. Future non-traditional hours will be posted as
events on the Clerk’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/MaricopaClerk)
and announced through the Clerk’s Twitter feed (@MaricopaClerk).
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