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Coconino County ‘Justice Bus’ brings Superior Court, services to Tuba City | Local News

TUBA CITY – A Coconino County Superior Court judge wore a judicial robe in an unfamiliar courtroom as a busy day in March began. Behind him was a great seal of the Navajo nation, rendered in black and silver, hung on the wall.

Calling the court to order from behind his laptop, Judge Ted Reed began the first-ever day of a Superior Court hearing held in the city of Tuba. The temporary court relocation on Friday, March 21 is one element of Coconino County’s “Judicial Bus” initiative, aimed at improving access to justice by bringing court hearings and associated county services closer to residents outside the Flagstaff county seat.







Coconino County Superior Court Judge Ted Reid will hold a court hearing at the “Justice Bus” event in Tuba on March 21.




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Justice Bastuba City

The official Coconino County vehicle will be located in front of a building in the Navajo Judicial District in Tuba City on Friday, March 21st. The county’s “Justice Bus” event brought excellent court hearings and other services to the city of Tuba.




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Clerk of the Tuba City Court

Clerk of Superior Court Valerie Wyant, sitting behind a laptop, will serve Tuba City area residents at the “Justice Bus” event on Friday, March 21st.




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