Default Judgment Packet
Court-wideHard Copy Filing
Court-wideMarriage Record Restriction Request
Court-wideMotion to Stay, LCA Emergency Relief
Court-wideRequest must include
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These 19 rules apply across Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.
Documents required to reach the assigned judicial officer’s inbox may be hand-delivered to the division, mailed to the division, or placed in the Civil Court Administration inbox for routing.
After filing, deliver a copy of the default packet to the assigned judicial division’s inbox.
After filing, deliver all special actions to the assigned judicial division’s inbox.
To confirm a judicial assignment, call the listed number or visit the specified case-search website.
A person seeking an eviction or forcible-detainer action may call Civil Court Administration to request a hearing date.
Individuals may call Civil Court Administration to request a hearing date and hearing contact information for name changes, amended marriage licenses, and amended birth certificates.
Complete proposed orders and email them as a PDF or Word document to the judicial officer’s division before the hearing.
The post-filing email for a new-case TRO or preliminary-injunction application must include the application, attachments, and proposed form of order.
For emergency digital-impersonation relief, check “Declaratory Judgment” and “Emergency Order Sought” on the Civil Cover Sheet, then check “Other” and write “Digital Impersonation” in the provided space.
Proposed orders must be submitted in PDF or Word document format.
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Judge Patricia Starr serves on the Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County, the state's trial court of general jurisdiction for Maricopa County.
Judge Starr's procedures are published through the court's general rules.
Before asking the court to resolve a dispute, parties must personally consult or meet and confer in good faith; email alone does not qualify as personal consultation.
The rule requires proposed order. Motions should include a proposed form of order.
Please call or email the division if you are running late for a scheduled hearing.
The request must include adversary position. A request to extend time or continue a matter must state the opposing party’s position or that efforts to obtain it were unsuccessful.
Before asking the court to resolve a dispute, parties must personally consult or meet and confer in good faith; email alone does not qualify as personal consultation.
The parties should discuss possible resolution of issues before the hearing.
A request to extend time or continue a matter must state the opposing party’s position or that efforts to obtain it were unsuccessful.
Motions should include a proposed form of order.
All motions must be made in writing.
The Court will not consider a contested motion unless all parties have had an opportunity to respond in writing.
Please call or email the division if you are running late for a scheduled hearing.
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
Checked against the court's website Nov 3, 2026
The court's own document controls. Open it to confirm the rules below.
