Green v. Thompson

HAIRE, Chief Judge,

Division 1.

The question raised in this special action is whether a superior court judge has jurisdiction to entertain a special action in the nature of a writ of prohibition against a superior court commissioner.

On May 5, 1972, Maricopa County Superior Court Commissioner Edwin D. Green signed and approved judgments discharging a garnishee and orders allowing attorney’s fees, allegedly pursuant to exercise of jurisdiction conferred upon him by the provisions of Rules 46(a) 3 and 46(a) 6, Rules of the Supreme Court, 17 A.R.S. The respondent real party in interest challenged…