RE-ELECT
I would appreciate your support and your vote, so that I may continue to serve the people as Justice of the Peace, Precinct #3
 Ann MacInnes Cook
 JUDGE JOE KNOBLOCK
Justice of the Peace - Precinct #3
since January 1, 2006 

Resident of Cochise County
since 1994

5 years as Justice of Peace - Precinct #3

Appointed by the Cochise County Board of Supervisors on January 1, 2006

Elected Justice of Peace by the People to a 4 year term November 2006

23 years as a certified Law Enforcement Officer, retiring December 31, 2005 from the Cochise County Sheriff's Office as a Sergeant of Patrol supervising the Benson office.

3 year experience as United States Marine Corp military policemen.

 

Contact Judge Joe Knoblock
josephknoblock@yahoo.com

 

Endorsements:

Benson Vice Mayor Toney King
Benson City Council members:
   Jo Deen Boncquet
   David Lambert
   Al Sacco
   John Lodzinski
   Lori McGoffin
Former Benson Mayor Jim Crawford
David Woodall
Brad Cherry
Sam and Jeannine Judd
Joaquin Haro
Tom and Nancy Adams

 

Judge Joe Knoblock's Vision


 My goal is to make a difference in the community as a Justice of the Peace by holding people accountable while looking out for the welfare of the residents of my precinct.

Being Justice of the Peace is a full-time commitment and job. As Justice of the Peace I am responsible for Judicial decisions as well as Court Management functions. Annual fiscal budgets, presentation to the Board of Supervisors, committee meetings and personnel issues under the county merit rules are some of the management responsibilities.

As Justice of the Peace I am available on nights, weekends and holidays for telephonic search warrants. I am in rotation with other judges in our County for conducting weekend and holiday initial appearances for all newly arrested people incarcerated in the three county jails.

I have been serving the people of this area for over 10 years. I was the Sergeant of Patrol for the Cochise County Sheriff's Department for 6 years.

I am currently in my 5th year as Benson Justice of the Peace, Precinct #3

As I have listened to the concerns of the people in our community, I have tried to administer fair and impartial justice. I ask for your support in re-electing me to the position of Justice of the Peace, Precinct #3 so that I may continue to serve the people of this precinct with integrity, fairness and impartiality.

Joe's education

Attended over 279 hours of continuing education since becoming full-time Justice of the Peace.
Graduated from Administration of Courts New Judge Orientation on April 28, 2006
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Arizona
Pima College Honors Graduate with an Associates of Arts Degree in Accounting.
Des Moines Area Community College - Associates of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice.

Goals achieved since becoming Justice of the Peace
  1. Instituted mandatory counseling when convicted on drug, alcohol, domestic violence and other crimes of violence
  2. Requiring defendants convicted of DUI to pay the $180 in jail costs for serving the mandatory 24 hours of jail time.
  3. Participation in (FARE) Fines and Restitution Enforcement - the AZ State collection system for delinquent fines. This has increased the efficiency & timeliness of court collections.
  4. Instituted data clean up on old cases.
  5. Recruitment of volunteers. Currently 2 volunteers help in the Justice Court.
  6. Volunteered to participate in the Arizona Supreme Court DUI Pilot Project. This reduced the time for adjudicating DUI's from approximately one year to 6 months.

Joe's organizational affiliations: 
Cochise County Associate Presiding Justice of the Peace - 4 years
Cochise County Judicial Merit Committee - 3 years
  • 3rd year Appointment by Chief Justice McGregor of the Arizona Supreme Count to the "Committee on Impact of Domestic Violence & the Court"
  • 3rd year invitation to the Judicial Administrative Leadership Conference held by the AZ Supreme Court sponsored by the AZ Chief Justice.
  • Arizona Justice of the Peace Association member - Vice President for 2 years.
  • Arizona Magistrate Association member - Board of Directors for 2 years.
  • American Judges Association - member
  • National Judges Associate - member
  • Arizona Justice of the Peace Association - Vice President
  • Arizona Magistrate Association - Board of Directors 
  • Benson Marine Corp. League - life member
  • Benson American Legion - member
  • Benson Elks Club - member

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