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Board appoints Ben Emery as temporary Seligman Justice of the Peace amid notice concerns from a rival candidate

Yavapai County Board of Supervisors · March 18, 2026

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Summary

The board appointed Ben Emery to serve as temporary Seligman Justice of the Peace until the November 2026 election after staff described standard press-release distribution; another applicant, Robert Flanagan, told the board some rural residents said they did not receive timely notice of the vacancy.

Supervisor Cooknell explained the vacancy in the Seligman Justice Court following Judge Sarno’s resignation and said one candidate, Ben Emery, had applied to serve through the November 2026 election. Communications manager David McAtee said the county distributed a press release to about 63 addresses…

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