Ann A. Scott Timmer
Education and employment
Justice Ann A. Scott Timmer became Chief Justice on July 1, 2024. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona, her J. D. magna cum laude, from Arizona State University Law School (now the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law), and a Masters in Judicial Studies from Duke University Law School. Justice Timmer joined the Arizona Supreme Court in 2012 and was elected by her colleagues as Vice Chief Justice in 2019. Prior to being appointed to the Supreme Court bench, Justice Timmer served on the Arizona Court of Appeals for 12 years, serving as its chief judge for three years.
Judicial record
405 opinions where Ann A. Scott Timmer sat on the panel, spanning 2005–2026.
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Panel votes per year
How Ann A. Scott Timmer's panel-seat count has shifted year by year.
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Most-frequent co-panelists
Judges who appeared on the same opinions. aligned = same bucket (both majority, both dissent); partial = concurred in result but wrote separately; split = the meaningful disagreement (majority vs dissent).
- Robert M. Brutinel 320 shared 314 aligned 1 partial 5 split compare
- Clint Bolick 300 shared 280 aligned 3 partial 17 split compare
- John R. Lopez IV 265 shared 257 aligned 2 partial 6 split compare
- James P. Beene 208 shared 198 aligned 2 partial 8 split compare
- William G. Montgomery 169 shared 158 aligned 3 partial 8 split compare
- Scott Bales 161 shared 160 aligned 1 split compare
- Kathryn H. King 124 shared 118 aligned 2 partial 4 split compare
- Andrew W. Gould 110 shared 110 aligned compare
- Maria Elena Cruz 21 shared 21 aligned compare
- Philip G. Espinosa 7 shared 7 aligned compare
Recent opinions
15 most recent opinions where Ann A. Scott Timmer sat on the panel.
| Docket | Court | Filed | Disposition | Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CV-25-0287-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-30 | Affirmed | McMahan v. Grasshopper |
| CV-25-0213-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-30 | Affirmed | DOE v. THE CORPORATION |
| CV-24-0252-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-29 | Reversed and remanded | GALLERY v. K HOVNANIAN |
| CV-25-0217-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-24 | Affirmed | A & P RANCH LTD v. COCHISE COUNTY |
| CV-25-0116-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-17 | Reversed in part and remanded | Gelvin v. Hon. parker/gelvin |
| CV-25-0033-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-17 | Reversed and remanded | GOLDWATER v. PHOENIX |
| CV-25-0089-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-17 | Affirmed in part | REPUBLICAN NATL COMMITTEE v. FONTES |
| CV-25-0009-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-07 | Affirmed | MAYWALD v. TOYOTA |
| CV-24-0140-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-06 | Affirmed | State Farm v. Balzan |
| CV-24-0295-PR | Ariz. | 2026-06-29 | Affirmed in part, reversed in part, remanded | CENTER FOR AZ v. AZ SECRETARY OF STATE |
| CV-25-0036-PR | Ariz. | 2026-06-17 | Reversed and remanded | MARKHAM v. CAHAVA |
| CR-25-0203-PR | Ariz. | 2026-06-01 | Affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded | State of Arizona v. Ricky Alonzo Hippensteel |
| CV-25-0070-PR | Ariz. | 2026-05-22 | Affirmed | STEPHENS v. STATE |
| CR-20-0031-AP | Ariz. | 2026-05-15 | Affirmed | State of Arizona v. Edward Littleton McCauley |
| CR-24-0237-PR | Ariz. | 2026-05-15 | Affirmed | State of Arizona v. Dimitri Polanco Romero |