Arizona Judgment by Default — Clerk is a type of civil judgment issued by a court in Arizona when the defendant in a lawsuit fails to respond to the complaint within the required time frame. This type of judgment is usually granted in favor of the plaintiff and is based on the default of the defendant. There are two types of Arizona Judgment by Default — Clerk: default judgments entered by the court clerk, and default judgments entered by the court after a hearing. In both cases, the court must find that the plaintiff is entitled to relief and that the defendant’s lack of response constitutes a default. Default judgments entered by the court clerk are usually uncontested and require no hearing, while judgments entered after a hearing are subject to review by the court.