Applications may be made to the individual judge beginning in December and through early February of the second year of law school. Most of the judges prefer that clerks take a bar examination prior to the commencement date of employment. Arizona Court of Appeals - Division One, located in Phoenix, has sixteen judges. Each judge takes two law clerks. Division Two, located in Tucson, has six judges.
Some judges allow their clerks to stay for more than one year.
Therefore, the hiring practices of these judges vary depending on need. Some of the judges prefer that their law clerks take a bar examination.