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
420 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. Overlaid with William G. Montgomery for comparison (drop the overlay).
- Ann A. Scott Timmer
- William G. Montgomery
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 315 shared 294 aligned 3 partial 18 split compare
- John R. Lopez IV 283 shared 274 aligned 2 partial 7 split compare
- James P. Beene 221 shared 211 aligned 2 partial 8 split compare
- William G. Montgomery 181 shared 170 aligned 3 partial 8 split compare
- Scott Bales 161 shared 160 aligned 1 split compare
- Kathryn H. King 136 shared 130 aligned 2 partial 4 split compare
- Andrew W. Gould 110 shared 110 aligned compare
- John Pelander 69 shared 67 aligned 1 partial 1 split compare
- Maria Elena Cruz 35 shared 35 aligned compare
Recent opinions
15 most recent opinions where Ann A. Scott Timmer sat on the panel.
| Docket | Court | Filed | Disposition | Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CV-25-0143-PR | Ariz. | 2026-10-28 | Reversed in part and remanded | BURKETT v. DRYJA |
| CV-25-0309-PR | Ariz. | 2026-10-28 | Affirmed | Macdonald v. Macdonald |
| CR-26-0026-PR | Ariz. | 2026-10-26 | Vacated | ROBBINS v. STATE OF ARIZONA |
| CV-26-0106-CQ | Ariz. | 2026-10-09 | — | BLUNT v. TOWN OF GILBERT |
| CV-25-0317-PR | Ariz. | 2026-09-24 | Affirmed | Joseph Terborg v. Town of Payson |
| CV-25-0020-PR | Ariz. | 2026-09-18 | Reversed and remanded | Abraham v. Arizona Board of Regents |
| CV-25-0233-SA | Ariz. | 2026-09-14 | — | Tyler Strang v. malay/hernandez |
| CV-25-0028-PR | Ariz. | 2026-09-10 | Reversed and remanded | ACCURSIO v. TREE HOUSE |
| CV-25-0330-CQ | Ariz. | 2026-09-01 | — | Industrial Park Center v. Great Northern Insurance |
| CV-25-0173-PR | Ariz. | 2026-09-01 | Affirmed | In Re Term of Parental Rights as to M.P. |
| CV-25-0176-PR | Ariz. | 2026-08-24 | Reversed and remanded | Aller v. State |
| CV-25-0119-PR | Ariz. | 2026-08-21 | Vacated and remanded | AROJOJOYE v. ALLEN |
| CV-25-0157-PR | Ariz. | 2026-08-18 | Vacated in part and remanded | Williams v. ades/lamont |
| CR-25-0211-PR | Ariz. | 2026-08-18 | Affirmed | State of Arizona v. Diondra Sharrelle Howard |
| CR-25-0157-PR | Ariz. | 2026-08-12 | Affirmed | Mario Rodriguez-Ramirez v. State of Arizona |