[Judges](/kyj) / [Superior Court in Maricopa County](/kyj/court/az/superior-court-in-maricopa-county) / Joshua Rogers Joshua Rogers Superior Court Judge · [Superior Court in Maricopa County](/kyj/court/az/superior-court-in-maricopa-county) Last updated October 25, 2026 Snapshot Analytics Biography Courtroom Rules Sources Joshua Rogers at a glance Current role Superior Court Judge Court [Superior Court in Maricopa County](/kyj/court/az/superior-court-in-maricopa-county) Jurisdiction Arizona · State Judicial service Active Biography Professional career 2015 - Present: Judge, Suprior Court Assignment history: Department: Criminal; Year: 6/2025; Location: Phoenix Selection: Appointed via Arizona’s merit selection process; retained in 2018 and 2022 retention elections. Assignment history: Department: Juvenile; Year: 10/2021; Location: Juvenile Court Southeast Facility in Mesa Assignment history: Department: Family Court; Year: 6/2018; Location: Southeast Facility in Mesa Past assignments: Juvenile Court (Mesa, 2021), Family Court (Mesa, 2018), Civil Court (Mesa and Phoenix, 2015–2017) Assignment history: Department: Civil; Year: 6/2017; Location: Southeast Facility in Mesa Assignment history: Department: Civil; Year: 9/2015; Location: Phoenix Judge Joshua Rogers is a nonpartisan judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona, currently assigned to the Criminal Department, with a career spanning civil, family, and juvenile courts since 2015. Attorney: 2003–2015: Kunz Plitt Hyland & Demlong (insurance matters) 2001–2003: Shughart Thomson & Kilroy The Judicial Branch of Arizona in Maricopa County Co-authored a chapter on insurance bad faith claims for the Arizona Tort Law Handbook Current assignment: Criminal Department Phoenix Education B.A. Political Studies, summa cum laude, 1998, The Master College J.D., cum laude, 2001, Pepperdine University School of Law Additional background Retained by voters in 2018 (72.4% yes) and 2022 (73.1% yes) Applicable Court Rules & Procedures Rules last checked July 26, 2026 . Judge Protocol Directory 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. Protocol [Maricopa County Superior Court Judicial Officers ↗](https://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/JudicialBiographies/index.asp?title=0) Exhibits 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. 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) Remote appearances 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. 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) 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. 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) Official procedures [Maricopa County Superior Court](https://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/JudicialBiographies/) Sources Identity source checked July 26, 2026 . Biography sources checked August 2, 2026 . 01 Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County official judicial roster Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026 [View Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County official judicial roster ↗](https://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/JudicialBiographies/judicialBio.asp?jdgID=334&jdgUSID=12217) 02 Maricopa County Superior Court Judicial Officers Courtwide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026 [View Maricopa County Superior Court Judicial Officers ↗](https://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/JudicialBiographies/index.asp?title=0) 03 Arizona Digital Evidence Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026 [View Arizona Digital Evidence ↗](https://www.azcourts.gov/digitalevidence) 04 Local Administrative Orders Regarding Virtual Hearings Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026 [View Local Administrative Orders Regarding Virtual Hearings ↗](https://www.azcourts.gov/courtservices/Court-Services-Home/Local-Administrative-Orders-Regarding-Virtual-Hearings) 05 Remote Court Appearances Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026 [View Remote Court Appearances ↗](https://www.azcourts.gov/selfservicecenter/Resources/Remote-Court-Appearances) [Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections) [Maricopa County Superior Court](https://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/JudicialBiographies/) Found an error? [Let us know](mailto:info@knowjudges.com?subject=Found%20an%20error%20on%20KnowJudges.com&body=We%20found%20an%20error%20on%20the%20page%20https%3A%2F%2Fknowjudges.com%2Fkyj%2Fjudge%2Fjoshua-rogers-maricopa-334.%0A%0APlease%20correct%20this%20with%3A%0A%0A%5Bdescribe%20the%20correction%5D%0A%0AHere%20is%20the%20source%20supporting%20our%20claim%3A%0A%0A%5Battach%20a%20link%20or%20PDF%5D) ## Biography ### Professional career - 2015 - Present: Judge, Suprior Court - Nonpartisan judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona, currently assigned to the Criminal Department, with a career spanning civil, family, and juvenile courts since 2015. - Attorney: 2003–2015: Kunz Plitt Hyland & Demlong (insurance matters) 2001–2003: Shughart Thomson & Kilroy The Judicial Branch of Arizona in Maricopa County Co-authored a chapter on insurance bad faith claims for the Arizona Tort Law Handbook ### Education - cum laude, Pepperdine University School of Law — J.D. (2001) - Political Studies, summa cum laude, The Master College — B.A. (1998) ### Additional information - Year: 6/2025 - Selection: Appointed via Arizona’s merit selection process; retained in 2018 and 2022 retention elections. - Retained by voters in 2018 (72.4% yes) and 2022 (73.1% yes) - Year: 10/2021 - Past assignments: Juvenile Court (Mesa, 2021), Family Court (Mesa, 2018), Civil Court (Mesa and Phoenix, 2015–2017) - Year: 6/2018 - Year: 6/2017 - Year: 9/2015 - Assignment history: Department: Criminal - Location: Phoenix - Assignment history: Department: Juvenile - Location: Juvenile Court Southeast Facility in Mesa - Assignment history: Department: Family Court - Assignment history: Department: Civil - Current assignment: Criminal Department Phoenix ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Local Administrative Orders Regarding Virtual Hearings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-7bfe9b727b74710561b957ad) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. 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.