SCR1026 is a resolution proposing an amendment to the Arizona Constitution concerning the appointment of judges pro tempore and members of judicial appointment commissions. The resolution seeks to remove the requirement that an attorney must be a member of the State Bar of Arizona or be nominated or appointed by the Board of Governors of the Bar to be eligible for these positions. Instead, it would allow the legislature to appoint any attorney licensed in Arizona to serve as a judge pro tempore of courts inferior to the Supreme Court. Additionally, the resolution proposes to eliminate the requirement for the five attorney members of the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments and the Commission on Trial Court Appointments to be nominated by the Board of Governors of the Bar.

The resolution also includes provisions to remove staggered term limits for initial appointments of non-attorney and attorney members of the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments and the Commission on Trial Court Appointments. Current members of the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments would be allowed to serve until the expiration of their normal terms. The resolution requires the Secretary of State to submit the proposition to voters at the next general election, and it would become effective upon voter approval and proclamation by the Governor. There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.