Rule 6 defines the term 'judge' to include which categories?

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Rule 6 defines the term 'judge' to include which categories?

Rule defines a judge in a broad way to cover anyone who performs judicial duties under the court’s authority. That means the term includes not just a regularly elected judge, but also someone serving as a judge pro tem and a court commissioner. This broader scope ensures that decisions, orders, and actions issued by any of these officials carry the same weight as those of a judge for purposes of the rule. The best choice lists all three categories—any judge, judge pro tem, or court commissioner—so it accurately reflects the definition. The other options fall short because a magistrate outside the Arizona courts isn’t within this state-rule definition, electing officials only is too narrow, and a non-judicial administrator doesn’t perform the required judicial functions.

Rule defines a judge in a broad way to cover anyone who performs judicial duties under the court’s authority. That means the term includes not just a regularly elected judge, but also someone serving as a judge pro tem and a court commissioner. This broader scope ensures that decisions, orders, and actions issued by any of these officials carry the same weight as those of a judge for purposes of the rule. The best choice lists all three categories—any judge, judge pro tem, or court commissioner—so it accurately reflects the definition. The other options fall short because a magistrate outside the Arizona courts isn’t within this state-rule definition, electing officials only is too narrow, and a non-judicial administrator doesn’t perform the required judicial functions.

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