Cynthia J. Bailey
Education and employment
Judge Bailey was appointed to the Court of Appeals in April 2020. From 2010 until her appointment, Judge Bailey served on the Maricopa County Superior Court, presiding over cases in the criminal, family, and civil divisions.
As a practicing lawyer, in addition to a broad private practice, Judge Bailey worked in both the executive and legislative branches of government. She served as the Rules Attorney for the Arizona State Senate, worked as a criminal prosecutor in Maricopa County, and as a lawyer representing Maricopa County in the mental health court.
Judge Bailey received her B.S. and J.D. from Arizona State University.
Judicial record
632 opinions where Cynthia J. Bailey sat on the panel, spanning 2020–2026.
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Panel votes per year
How Cynthia J. Bailey's panel-seat count has shifted year by year.
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- Cynthia J. Bailey
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).
- Jennifer M. Perkins 113 shared 113 aligned compare
- Paul J. McMurdie 109 shared 107 aligned 2 split compare
- Maria Elena Cruz 106 shared 105 aligned 1 split compare
- Randall M. Howe 103 shared 102 aligned 1 split compare
- D. Steven Williams 99 shared 99 aligned compare
- David D. Weinzweig 82 shared 82 aligned compare
- Samuel Anderson Thumma 74 shared 74 aligned compare
- David B. Gass 73 shared 73 aligned compare
- Kent E. Cattani 70 shared 69 aligned 1 split compare
- Lawrence F. Winthrop 64 shared 63 aligned 1 split compare
Recent opinions
15 most recent opinions where Cynthia J. Bailey sat on the panel.
| Docket | Court | Filed | Disposition | Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 CA-CR 26-0024 PRPC | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-08-26 | Denied | State v. Walls-Bey |
| 1 CA-JV 26-0047 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-08-13 | Affirmed | In Re Term of Parental Rights as to L.S. |
| 1 CA-SA 26-0132 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-08-13 | Denied in part | Northern Arizona v. Bickham |
| 1 CA-CV 26-0043 FC | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-08-13 | Affirmed in part; vacated and remanded in part | Zecic v. Zecic |
| 1 CA-CV 26-0096 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-08-12 | Affirmed in part; vacated in part | Tope v. Magnus Title Agency, LLC |
| 1 CA-JV 26-0052 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-08-12 | Affirmed | In Re Term of Parental Rights as to T.T. |
| 1 CA-CR 25-0544 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-08-12 | Affirmed | State v. Hezlitt |
| 1 CA-CV 26-0159 FC | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-08-10 | Affirmed | SHORT v. RIVERA |
| 1 CA-CV 25-0724 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-08-05 | Affirmed | gabrielsson/kowalski v. Rns |
| 1 CA-CR 25-0267 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-07-31 | Affirmed in part; reversed and remanded in part | State v. Villalpando |
| 1 CA-CV 25-0483 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-07-31 | Affirmed in part; vacated and remanded in part | PARAGON v. STATE |
| 1 CA-CR 25-0468 PRPC | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-07-29 | Denied | State v. King |
| 1 CA-CV 26-0072 FC | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-07-27 | Affirmed | Camacho v. Brewer |
| 1 CA-JV 26-0031 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-07-21 | Affirmed | In Re Term of Parental Rights as to A.H. and N.N. |
| 1 CA-CR 24-0599 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-07-20 | Affirmed | State v. Younis |