A federal judge has scheduled oral arguments for June 26 on a Maricopa County request to end federal oversight of the Sheriff’s Office.
The Sheriff’s Office has long been under watch of a court-appointed monitor charged with overseeing major reforms stemming from a racial profiling lawsuit filed against longtime former Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Last year, members of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors called for the oversight to end due to the cost to taxpayers.
And in December, the county formally petitioned federal Judge Murray Snow to stop oversight.
Now, Snow has scheduled a hearing on the request.
He previously said all sides have to seek an end to oversight once the sheriff’s office has complied with reforms for three years.
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