Active Trial judge
Superior Court in Yavapai County
Arizona · Yavapai 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
Division PTA treats resolution-management, status, and trial-setting conferences in family-law cases as presumptively remote unless otherwise ordered.
Resolution Management Conferences, Status Conference and Trial Setting Conferences are presumptive remote hearings.
The requirement is stated in an official standing order naming this judge.
Division PTA accepts domestic-relations exhibits digitally, subject to the clerk's digital-evidence deadline notice.
For Domestic Relations Cases, effective June 1, 2024, all Exhibits are accepted digitally
The requirement is stated in an official standing order naming this judge.
For an evidentiary hearing or bench trial where digital evidence is not used, Division PTA requires a joint exhibit notebook delivered to the bailiff on the hearing date.
The parties shall prepare a joint Exhibit Notebook for the Court's use during any evidentiary hearing or bench trial.
The requirement is stated in an official standing order naming this judge.
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
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Sources
Identity source · HTML · retrieved July 27, 2026
https://courts.yavapaiaz.gov/Departments/Superior-Court/DivisionsStatewide · 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-AppearancesJudge-specific · HTML · retrieved July 27, 2026
https://courts.yavapaiaz.gov/Departments/Superior-Court/Divisions/Superior-Court-Division-PTA/Standing-Division-OrdersChange history
Identity imported from Superior Court in Yavapai County. 6 presentation-related claims migrated with source provenance.