Active Trial judge
Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County
Arizona · Maricopa County
Overview
Official judge-specific and circuitwide procedural guidance has been located for this profile.
Before you appear
Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.
Judge-specific guidance is shown first. Broader applicable courtroom, courtwide, districtwide, and statewide guidance remains separately labeled below it.
Presentation rules
Gary Popham has a published Maricopa protocol and practice page; review it for judge-specific courtroom and presentation requirements before appearing.
Protocol and Practice
The requirement is stated in an official standing order naming this judge.
Maricopa County publishes judge and judicial-officer protocol links from its official judicial-officer directory; check the assigned officer's protocol page before hearings or trial presentation planning.
Protocol
The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.
Arizona's digital-evidence portal supports invited parties in participating courts to upload, review, manage, and share case exhibits for virtual or in-person hearings.
The digital evidence portal provides convenient 24/7 online access to upload, review, and manage exhibits in a case to which a party has been invited.
The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.
Arizona requires each Superior, Justice, and Municipal Court to issue a local remote-hearing administrative order. The applicable county or court order controls scheduling and technology requirements.
The Arizona Supreme Court also mandated that each Superior, Justice, and Municipal Court issue a local administrative order based on these recommendations, with modifications as necessary due to technology or staffing limitations.
The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.
Arizona remote appearances depend on the assigned judge and court. Parties should provide the court with evidence, documents, photos, or proof needed for the remote hearing using the court's directions.
Depending on the judge and court, hearings can be scheduled as in person or remote appearances.
The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.
Courtroom technology
Technology availability is separate from procedural permission and evidentiary admissibility.
Published opinion footprint
This does not mean the judge has no published opinions or no caseload. KYJ will only show opinion counts after transparent, source-linked CourtListener matching is available.
Sources
Identity source · HTML · retrieved July 26, 2026
https://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/JudicialBiographies/judicialBio.asp?jdgID=541&jdgUSID=14294Courtwide · HTML · retrieved July 26, 2026
https://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/JudicialBiographies/index.asp?title=0Judge-specific · HTML · retrieved July 26, 2026
https://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/JudicialBiographies/profile.asp?jdgID=541&jdgUSID=14294Statewide · HTML · retrieved July 26, 2026
https://www.azcourts.gov/digitalevidenceStatewide · HTML · retrieved July 26, 2026
https://www.azcourts.gov/courtservices/Court-Services-Home/Local-Administrative-Orders-Regarding-Virtual-HearingsStatewide · HTML · retrieved July 26, 2026
https://www.azcourts.gov/selfservicecenter/Resources/Remote-Court-AppearancesChange history
Identity imported from Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County. 5 presentation-related claims migrated with source provenance.