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Article 11: City Court

Sec. 1. Establishment.

There shall be and is hereby established in the city a municipal court, to be known and designated "The City Court of Scottsdale, Maricopa County, State of Arizona".

Section 2. City judge; appointment; term; judges pro tempore.

The city judge shall be the presiding officer of the city court, shall be a duly licensed attorney in the State of Arizona, shall be selected in a manner provided by ordinance and shall serve for a period of two (2) years. He shall receive such compensation as provided by the city council and may be removed by them for cause.

The city council may appoint judges pro tempore as deemed necessary.

Sec. 3. Ordinances to give effect.

The council shall pass all necessary ordinances to give effect to the provisions of this article, not otherwise herein provided.

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