§ 1.3 Dispositional Process

• Jurisdiction: Arizona

§ 1.3 Dispositional Process. The mechanics of decision-making differ in each of the appellate courts. In the supreme court, all participating justices discuss a case in conference and make a tentative decision as to its disposition after oral argument and before its assignment to a specific justice for opinion preparation. In division one, the case is assigned to a specific judge or staff attorney for preparation of a draft decision, which is circulated to the other judges in the department before conference and oral argument. In division two, the case is assigned to a specific judge for preparation of a draft decision before oral argument, which is circulated...