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# R. Erin Farrar

Yuma County Juvenile Court · Presiding Juvenile Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Yuma County Juvenile Court
- State: Arizona
- Role: Presiding Juvenile Court Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-27

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## 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

### 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.azcourts.gov/jjsd/Juvenile-Judges-Directors)
- [Official roster](https://www.azcourts.gov/jjsd/Juvenile-Judges-Directors)
- [Arizona Supreme Court official judicial roster](https://www.azcourts.gov/jjsd/Juvenile-Judges-Directors)
- [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)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge Farrar is a Republican Party candidate for re-election to the Superior Court, Division 2, in the July 21, 2026 Republican primary
- Judicial Roles: Justice of the Peace Pro Tem in Yuma Justice Court (2017) before her Superior Court appointment
- Public Service: Arizona Assistant Attorney General (2012–2017) in the Division of Child Safety and Division of Child Support Services
- Her court is located at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2440 W. 28th Street, Yuma, AZ 85364

### Education

- University of La Verne College of Law — J.D. (2006)
- Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Arizona State University (2001)

### Additional information

- Appointed to the Superior Court, Division 2, by Governor Douglas A. Ducey in May 2019
- She received the Outstanding Advocate in Protective Services Award from the Arizona Attorney General’s Office in 2014
- Private Practice: 2006–2012
- Judge Farrar has been active in the Bar Association (including serving as president), youth soccer, and children’s dance programs
- She also serves as Presiding Judge of the Yuma Juvenile Court, presiding over dependency and delinquency cases and as a member of the Committee on Juvenile Courts
- Judge on the Superior Court, Division 2, in Arizona, serving as Presiding Judge of the Yuma Juvenile Court and handling dependency and delinquency cases
- Born and raised in , she is married to Chance Farrar and has five children