State Courts and Arizona Counties: What Lawmakers Need to Know
70% County Share of Arizona Court Funding Up from 54% in FY 2000 — and still growing $2.50 County Cost for Every $1 the State Spends on Judicial Salaries Including salary and state retirement system costs 6 States Require Local Government to Fund State Judicial Officer Costs Arizona is one of only a handful nationally — making this an outlier funding structure Arizona's judicial branch is a foundational part of the state's three-branch government structure — and for decades,
Indigent Defense and Arizona Counties: What Lawmakers Need to Know
$200 MILLION+ Spent by Arizona Counties on Indigent Defense Annually Funded almost entirely through county general funds <1% State Contribution to Criminal Defense Costs Just $700,000 statewide — while counties carry the remaining 95%+ of the burden 5 States Fund Indigent Defense Exclusively at the Local Level Arizona is one of only five in the nation — a rare outlier in how it structures this constitutional obligation Arizona's indigent defense system ensures that individual
