Maricopa court called ‘catastrophe’

Removal of justice urged; at least 5 wrongfully jailed

By Sarah Ruf | Maricopa Monitor

MaricopaPHOENIX — After hearing testimony from Arizona court officials, including one who dubbed the Maricopa-Stanfield Justice Court a “catastrophe,” a judicial disciplinary panel Friday approved a recommendation to officially remove Justice of the Peace Scott Sulley from the bench.

Sulley, who officially resigned as Maricopa city judge in late May, but remains justice of the peace, did not appear at the Arizona Commission on Judicial Conduct hearing.

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