Lisa Royal, the former Green Valley justice of the peace and current administrator of Pima Countyโs Justice Court system, is โstill performing her dutiesโ after she was arrested early New Yearโs Day on suspicion of driving under the influence.
Royal, 60, was pulled over about 1:30 a.m. near the intersection of North La Cholla Boulevard and West Orange Grove Road, according to Pima County Sheriffโs Deputy Marissa Hernandez. Online records show her case was transferred from Justice Court.
Adam Watters, the presiding judge of Pima County Consolidated Justice Court, told the Arizona Daily Star on Monday that โthere has been no suspension or any administrative actionโ taken regarding her arrest.
โWe believe in something called innocent until proven guilty,โ Watters said.
