--- title: "Joshua Boyle | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joshua-boyle-maricopa-559" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Joshua Boyle Superior Court in Maricopa County · Court Commissioner ## Profile - Court: Superior Court in Maricopa County - State: Arizona - Role: Court Commissioner - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - 2014 - 2021: Partner, Rowley Chapman & Barney, Ltd - 2008 - 2014: Associate, Rowley Chapman & Barney, Ltd - Joshua R. Boyle’s role as a Court Commissioner distinguishes him from a judge, though commissioners perform many judicial functions within their assigned scope ### Education - ASU Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law — J.D. (2008) - History, Arizona State University — B.A. (2005) ### Additional information - Year: 6/2026 - Year: 6/2021 - Year: 10/2021 - Formally appointed by Administrative Order 2021‐071, signed by Presiding Judge Joseph C. Welty. - In that case, Judge Peter Doody dismissed all charges against him in 2019. - Assignment history: Department: Family Court - Location: Phoenix - Location: Northeast Regional Court Center - Assignment history: Department: IA Court - This Joshua Boyle is not a judge or judicial officer. - Current assignment: Family Department Phoenix - Joshua R. Boyle serves as a Court Commissioner in the Family Court Department of the Maricopa County Superior Court. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### judge protocol directory Scope: courtwide Maricopa County publishes judge and judicial-officer protocol links from its official judicial-officer directory; check the assigned officer's protocol page before hearings or trial presentation planning. Evidence excerpt: Protocol [Maricopa County Superior Court Judicial Officers](https://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/JudicialBiographies/index.asp?title=0) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### digital evidence portal Scope: statewide Arizona's digital-evidence portal supports invited parties in participating courts to upload, review, manage, and share case exhibits for virtual or in-person hearings. Evidence excerpt: The digital evidence portal provides convenient 24/7 online access to upload, review, and manage exhibits in a case to which a party has been invited. [Arizona Digital Evidence](https://www.azcourts.gov/digitalevidence) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### remote hearing local orders Scope: statewide Arizona requires each Superior, Justice, and Municipal Court to issue a local remote-hearing administrative order. The applicable county or court order controls scheduling and technology requirements. Evidence excerpt: The Arizona Supreme Court also mandated that each Superior, Justice, and Municipal Court issue a local administrative order based on these recommendations, with modifications as necessary due to technology or staffing limitations. [Local Administrative Orders Regarding Virtual Hearings](https://www.azcourts.gov/courtservices/Court-Services-Home/Local-Administrative-Orders-Regarding-Virtual-Hearings) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### remote appearances and evidence Scope: statewide Arizona remote appearances depend on the assigned judge and court. Parties should provide the court with evidence, documents, photos, or proof needed for the remote hearing using the court's directions. Evidence excerpt: Depending on the judge and court, hearings can be scheduled as in person or remote appearances. [Remote Court Appearances](https://www.azcourts.gov/selfservicecenter/Resources/Remote-Court-Appearances) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/JudicialBiographies/judicialBio.asp?jdgID=559&jdgUSID=15805) - [Official roster](https://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/JudicialBiographies/judicialBio.asp?jdgID=559&jdgUSID=15805) - [Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County official judicial roster](https://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/JudicialBiographies/judicialBio.asp?jdgID=559&jdgUSID=15805) - [Maricopa County Superior Court Judicial Officers](https://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/JudicialBiographies/index.asp?title=0) - [Arizona Digital Evidence](https://www.azcourts.gov/digitalevidence) - [Local Administrative Orders Regarding Virtual Hearings](https://www.azcourts.gov/courtservices/Court-Services-Home/Local-Administrative-Orders-Regarding-Virtual-Hearings) - [Remote Court Appearances](https://www.azcourts.gov/selfservicecenter/Resources/Remote-Court-Appearances) - [Commissioner Joshua BOYLE](https://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/JudicialBiographies/judicialBio.asp?jdgID=559&jdgUSID=15805) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joshua-boyle-maricopa-559", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joshua-boyle-maricopa-559", "name": "Joshua Boyle | KnowJudges", "description": "Joshua Boyle, Superior Court in Maricopa County. 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Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.azcourts.gov/courtservices/Court-Services-Home/Local-Administrative-Orders-Regarding-Virtual-Hearings). Collected 2026-07-26.