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Discretionary appointment of counsel

Arizona , Legislation , Employment Discrimination

A.R.S. § 41-1481(D) provides that where a person files an administrative complaint alleging employment discrimination and where the Department finds cause for the petition, the court may appoint counsel “as it deems just” for the complainant in any subsequent civil proceedings.

Appointment of Counsel: Discretionary
Qualified: Yes
? If "yes", the established right to counsel or discretionary appointment of counsel is limited in some way, including any of: the only authority is a lower/intermediate court decision or a city council, not a high court or state legislature; there has been a subsequent case that has cast doubt; a statute is ambiguous; or the right or discretionary appointment is not for all types of individuals or proceedings within that category.
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