Douglas J. Suits

Professional career

• Judicial Roles: Presiding Magistrate, Town of Dewey-Humboldt (2019–2025) Small Claims and Civil Traffic Hearing Officer, Prescott Justice Court (2010–present) Certified Mediator & Arbiter, Yavapai County Superior Court (2003–present)
• Note: As of 2025, he has closed his law practice due to the full-time nature of the Justice of the Peace role, but plans to reopen if not elected in 2026
• Douglas J. Suits was unanimously appointed by the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors in September 2025 to fill the vacant Prescott Justice of the Peace bench
• The appointed Prescott Justice of the Peace in Yavapai County, Arizona, with over two decades of legal experience as an attorney, mediator, and judge
• As Justice of the Peace, he adjudicates cases under Arizona Revised Statutes and Yavapai County Code within the Prescott precinct
• Suits states his guiding principles are to provide equal access to justice, treat all parties with dignity and respect, consider all facts with integrity and fairness, and apply the rule of law impartially
• Research Attorney for San Diego Superior Court; four years in civil litigation in San Diego

Education

Additional information

• Harold J. Wolfinger Professionalism Award (2014, Yavapai County Bar Association)
• Volunteer Attorney of the Year (2014, Arizona Volunteer Lawyers Program)
• Community Service: Founded the Mediation Center of Yavapai County (2007–2009), served on the Yavapai County Bar Association Board (including President, 2008–2009)
• Arizona Legal Career: Returned to Arizona in 2002, opening Suits Law Firm in Prescott