Getting pulled over in Apache Junction for a traffic violation and bringing your case before a city judge will soon mean going before Presiding Magistrate Aaron Doug LaSota, who was hired in a recent 6-1 vote by the City Council. He will have a salary of $125,000 a year, according to the contract.
“I promise to work hard for you and to treat everyone who appears in court in any capacity with fairness, courtesy, dignity and respect, and to follow the law and provide justice for all,” LaSota said after the vote.
The Apache Junction Municipal Court handles misdemeanor criminal cases, civil traffic violations and city code offenses that occur within the city limits of Apache Junction. Any court in Arizona can hear petitions for order of protections or injunctions prohibiting harassment, according to the city’s website.
