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File #: 25-2721   
Type: Formal Action Status: Agenda Ready
Meeting Body: City Council Formal Meeting
On agenda: 1/7/2026 Final action:
Title: ***ITEM REVISED (SEE ATTACHED MEMO)*** Swearing In of Municipal Court Judges
Attachments: 1. 1-7-26 Item 2- Correction Memo.pdf

Title

***ITEM REVISED (SEE ATTACHED MEMO)*** Swearing In of Municipal Court Judges

 

Description

Request to permit the swearing in of Municipal Court Judges.

 

Report

Summary

Administer the oath of office for the reappointments of five Municipal Court Judges to another four-year term as Judge of the Phoenix Municipal Court.

 

Concurrence/Previous Council Action

On November 5, 2025, the Judicial Selection Advisory Board recommended reappointments of five Municipal Court Judges to another four-year term as Judge of the Phoenix Municipal Court.

 

On November 19, 2025, the City Council approved the reappointment of the following:

  • Judge Monyette Nyquist as a Judge of the Phoenix Municipal Court for a four-year term that would end on December 19, 2029.
  • Judge Ana Sanchez as a Judge of the Phoenix Municipal Court for a four-year term that would end on December 19, 2029.
  • Judge Hercules Dellas as a Judge of the Phoenix Municipal Court for a four-year term that would end on January 17, 2030.
  • Judge Heidi Gilbert as a Judge of the Phoenix Municipal Court for a four-year term that would end on January 17, 2030.
  • Judge Frankie Jones as a Judge of the Phoenix Municipal Court for a four-year term that would end on January 17, 2030.

 

Department

Responsible Department

This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Amber Williamson and the City Council Office.