a. The Appeals Department of the Superior Court shall be established in Maricopa County to hear and decide appellate cases, including those described within this rule.b. The Appeals Department shall exercise the appellate and special action jurisdiction of the Superior Court over all criminal, civil (including Orders of Protection and Injunctions Against Harassment), and civil traffic cases from the limited jurisdiction courts within Maricopa County. The Appeals Department shall also hear all administrative appeals taken pursuant to the Administrative Review Act (A.R.S. §§ 12-901 to 12-914 ), all special actions filed in the Superior Court, and such other matters as may be assigned by the Presiding Judge or the Presiding Judge's designee.Added and effective 10/16/2003. Amended June 12, 2013, effective 7/1/2013.HISTORICAL NOTES
Former Rule 9.1, Notice of right to appeal and appeal procedure, was formerly Rule 8.1, amended June 19, 1984, effective July 2, 1984, was renumbered as Rule 9.1 June 27, 1989, and was abrogated effective Oct. 16, 2003.