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Attorney Of Record; Criminal Cases

D. Ariz. LRCrim 57.3

No attorney, unless specially appointed by the Court, shall be considered by the Court as the attorney of record for a defendant in a criminal case until after that attorney shall have filed with the Clerk a written appearance. This rule does not apply to motions for substitution of counsel, see LRCiv 83.3.
Official source: https://www.azd.uscourts.gov/sites/azd/files/local-rules/LRCRIM%202025.pdf · retrieved 2026-07-23