The Self-Service Centers in the Downtown Justice Center and San Tan Regional Court Facility will close in May.

The remaining Self-Service Centers at Downtown Superior Court, Southeast Judicial Complex, Northwest Court Facility and Northeast Regional Court Complex will continue to be open.

“It’s hard to close these facilities because they provided a valuable service,” Presiding Judge Barbara Rodriguez Mundell said. “I know litigants in Maricopa County appreciated the convenience of having a Self-Service Center close to their home.”

In order to continue to provide these services without the costs of staffing centers, forms will continue to be available online through eCourt (http://ecourt.maricopa.gov/index.asp) and at the Self-Service Center website (http://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/SuperiorCourt/Self-ServiceCenter/Index.asp).

“We are encouraging parties to use our website for help with their court cases,” Judge Mundell said. “Using the court’s website is convenient and saves time and money. The forms and instructions can be easily accessed 24 hours a day.”

Superior Court in Maricopa County was the first court in the nation to offer such a service for self-represented litigants, and, to this day, the Self-Service Center is still held as a model for other courts to follow.