Meet as needed

City Council Chambers (lower level)
57 E. First Street

City Code

This seven-member board recommends to the City Council the best qualified persons to become City magistrates, and evaluates the performance of appointed magistrates and advises the City Council about retaining them. The board meets as needed in the Council Chambers, 57 E. First Street. The board consists of the Presiding Judge of the Arizona Superior Court for Maricopa County, or designee; one Arizona Appellate Court Judge to be appointed by the Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court; one active member of the State Bar of Arizona who resides in Mesa; one member of the Maricopa County Bar Association who resides in Mesa; and three Mesa electors who are not City employees, judges in any official capacity, retired judges nor members of the State Bar of Arizona. Members are appointed for staggered terms of three years.

You may address the Judicial Advisory Board by providing comments on a specific agenda item or during “Items from Citizens Present.” To request to speak, submit a blue speaker card to the Deputy City Clerk prior to the start of a meeting. When called to speak, please step up to the lectern, speak clearly into the microphone, and begin by stating your name and address for the record. To give everyone an opportunity to speak, comments are generally limited to three minutes unless otherwise determined by the Chairperson. If you are with a group, please designate a spokesperson.

You may also submit an online comment card for Board review only. Please submit comments at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. The comments will be made available to the Board prior to the meeting.

For any difficulty accessing this meeting, please call 480-644-2099.