​2022 Extern Application

APPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE 2022 SUMMER PROGRAM.  IF YOU SUBMIT AN APPLICATION THROUGH THIS FORM IT WILL NOT BE PROCESSED. 

Thank you for your interest in the 2022 Summer Extern program hosted by the Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County.  This unique free program is designed for prospective and enrolled law school students interested in learning more about our state trial court system.  To apply for a position, please apply fill out the on-line application below by no later than March 31, 2022.

Please consider the following as you apply:
  • Virtual, In-Person, or Hybrid.  An externship can be virtual, in-person, or both.  Some judicial officers are having virtual-only externships or in-person-only externships (indicated below by "VIRTUAL ONLY" or "IN-PERSON ONLY.")  If there is no indication, the judicial officer is allowing externs to decide whether to participate virtually, in-person, or both.
  • What interests you?  The Court has five main departments:  Civil / Tax, Criminal, Family, Juvenile, and Probate.  Approximately every 3-5 years, a judicial officer will rotate to a different department.  If a judicial officer is rotating, their current department is listed, followed by their post-rotation department (e.g., "Civil / Family").  Rotations occur in late June / early July.  Consider which department interests you most, but understand that your judicial officer and the Externship Committee can help you find observation opportunities in other departments.  
  • Location, Location, Location.  If you are going to be in-person, please remember there are five separate campuses:  Downtown, Durango, Northeast, Northwest, and Southeast. Certain departments are located at each location. The locations below indicate what type of externships are available at that location with additional observation opportunities listed (e.g., "Probate, with observations in Family"). If a judicial officer is rotating, their current location is listed, followed by their post-rotation location (e.g., "Downtown/ NE").

    Biographical Information

    Externship Placement Request
    Please indicate below which department(s) most interest you. ​If you would like to apply to a specific judicial officer, please specify below (please select no more than 5 judges). Your application will be forwarded to the judicial officer; you do not need to apply directly to that person.
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    Resume

    Please upload a PDF copy of your most recent resume, including your education and employment history.
    Max file size: 20MB

    Accommodations

    Please list any medical needs you may have or reasonable accommodations you may require for participation in the program.  

    Acknowledgement & Signature

    The Summer Extern Program an unpaid educational experience for college and law school students interested in learning more about the state trial court system.  I understand that if I am extended an offer, my participation is contingent on completing a background check.  If I need access to Court facilities, the background check will require me to provide fingerprints. ​If I want academic credit at my college / law school, I am required to determine what my school's requirements are and communicate those to my judicial officer.  Court hearings generally occur between 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM, with start and end times varying, depending on the individual division's schedule.  I agree behave appropriately in all settings and understand that I may removed from the program for inappropriate behavior. 

Contact Us

Maricopa County Superior Court
201 W. Jefferson
Phoenix, Arizona 85003
​602.372.1011
Click here to send an email to the Externship Committee.