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Judges and court administrators press for new juvenile court complex as case demands grow
Summary
Pinal County Superior Court leaders told supervisors they need a new juvenile court complex to handle rising caseload complexity, centralized services for children and families, and new statutory demands (jury rights and counsel in some family matters); preliminary facility planning estimates were discussed in a concurrent facilities briefing.
Judge Rudy Georgini, presiding judge of the Pinal County Superior Court, told supervisors the court is handling more complex cases and legislative changes that increase demands on courtroom space and services and asked the board to consider a new juvenile court complex as part of facility planning.
Georgini said the court has reoriented services to expand IT, self‑help and conciliation work, but that some new statutory and practice trends — such as expanded jury rights in certain probate and family matters and increased court‑appointed‑counsel expectations — create courtroom and security needs the existing facility does not meet. He described an effort to centralize…
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