Massey v. Bayless

OPINION

TOCI, Judge. *

I

The facts of this ease are uneontested. Jacqueline McVay is a candidate for the office of justice of the peace in the Northeast Phoenix Justice Court Precinct in Maricopa County. She does not hold a law degree and is not licensed to practice law in Arizona. Janice Massey, an attorney, is a candidate for the same office. On July 5,1996, Massey filed an action in superior court to enjoin county officials from placing McVay’s name on the ballot, contending that under the Arizona Constitution justices of the peace are required to be attorneys. The trial court granted McVay’s…