Tempe Municipal Court	Regional Homeless Court Bringing Justice Home	Phoenix Municipal Court

Modeled after the nationally recognized Homeless Court in San Diego, California, the Maricopa County Regional Homeless Court was established to resolve outstanding misdemeanor warrants for homeless individuals demonstrating a significant commitment to ending their homeless lifestyle.

The Regional Homeless Court was started in early 2006 by Tempe and Phoenix Municipal Courts along with six community based transitional program providers. By design, defendants can only be referred to the Homeless Court by one of the six programs after they have completed a rigorous transitional program. Defendants must also have a qualifying misdemeanor offense and no history of violence. Once the defendant's case is screened and determined eligible for the Homeless Court, the typical sentence imposed is community service for the amount of time the defendant participated in the transitional program.

The Regional Homeless Court is presided over by the Honorable Louraine Arkfeld and is held the third Tuesday of every month at 1:30 p.m. at the Lodestar Day Resource Center (1125 W. Jackson St., Phoenix, Arizona).

Homeless Transitional Program Providers:

• Central Arizona Shelter Services
• Community Bridges
• Crossroads
• Labor's Community Service Agency
• Lodestar Day Resource Center
• Native American Connections
• Salvation Army ARC
• Save the Family
• UMOM
• US Vets

For more information contact:
Doug Pilcher, Criminal Court Administrator

Send an e-mail for Regional Homeless Court information.

• Regional Homeless Court Brochure (181 KB PDF ¹)
• Regional Homeless Court Provider Checklist and Application (62 KB PDF ¹)
• Regional Homeless Court Process Map (66 KB PDF ¹)
• Regional Homeless Court Provider Sample Letter, PDF (10 KB PDF ¹)
• Regional Homeless Court Provider Sample Letter, Word

Send an e-mail to the Phoenix Municipal Court

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