Andrew J. Becke
Photograph courtesy of the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One.
Education and employment
Andrew J. Becke was appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals on May 15, 2025, by Governor Katie Hobbs. From 2008 until 2025, Judge Becke practiced as a civil litigation attorney in Prescott, first with the Murphy, Schmitt, Hathaway & Wilson firm, then with Becke & Olson, and finally with the Becke Law Firm. While in practice, Judge Becke practiced primarily in the areas of personal injury, probate litigation, real estate litigation, and appeals.
Judge Becke graduated from Northern Arizona University in 1999 and the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, cum laude with pro bono distinction, in 2007. While in law school, he served as the Executive Managing Editor of the Arizona State Law Journal, was a Berch Scholar, and received the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Graduate. Following law school, Judge Becke clerked for Justice Rebecca Berch on the Arizona Supreme Court.
Judge Becke has served on the Arizona Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness since 2017. Judge Becke also served on the Arizona Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Evidence from 2019 until 2025 and was a public member of the Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners in Medicine and Surgery from 2004 until 2007.
Judge Becke has volunteered as a coach for the Prescott High School Mock Trial team since 2014. He continues to serve as a volunteer soccer referee with the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO). He has also served as a Regional Commissioner, Regional Referee Administrator, Referee and Coach Trainer, and Travel Team Coach with AYSO.
Judicial record
131 opinions where Andrew J. Becke sat on the panel, spanning 2008–2026.
By court
By disposition
Panel votes per year
How Andrew J. Becke's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with Randall M. Howe for comparison (drop the overlay).
- Andrew J. Becke
- Randall M. Howe
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).
- Samuel Anderson Thumma 60 shared 60 aligned compare
- Michael J. Brown 56 shared 55 aligned 1 split compare
- David B. Gass 48 shared 47 aligned 1 split compare
- Kent E. Cattani 48 shared 48 aligned compare
- James B. Morse Jr. 24 shared 24 aligned compare
- Randall M. Howe 11 shared 11 aligned compare
- Veronika Fabian 7 shared 7 aligned compare
- Andrew M. Jacobs 1 shared 1 aligned compare
- Anni Hill Foster 1 shared 1 aligned compare
- Daniel J. Kiley 1 shared 1 aligned compare
Recent opinions
15 most recent opinions where Andrew J. Becke sat on the panel.
| Docket | Court | Filed | Disposition | Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 CA-CV 26-0272 FC | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-11-04 | Affirmed | Hall v. Hall |
| 1 CA-CR 26-0195 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-11-04 | Denied | State v. Alexander |
| 1 CA-CV 25-1043 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-10-27 | Affirmed | Agricann v. Total |
| 1 CA-CV 26-0129 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-10-27 | Affirmed | Ulrich v. Courteau |
| 1 CA-IC 26-0002 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-10-27 | — | Karpova v. Icare adult/copperpoint |
| 1 CA-JV 25-0039 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-10-20 | Affirmed | In Re Term of Parental Rights as to C.C. |
| 1 CA-CV 25-0956 PB | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-10-09 | Vacated | KITAGUCHI v. VELASCO |
| 1 CA-CR 25-0496 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-10-08 | Affirmed | State v. Hernandez |
| 1 CA-CR 24-0500 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-09-24 | Affirmed | State v. Pacheco |
| 1 CA-CV 25-0533 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-09-24 | Reversed and remanded | ALDASARO v. PAVLINCH |
| 1 CA-CV 26-0028 PB | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-09-21 | Dismissed | Griffith v. Seyferth |
| 1 CA-CV 25-1029 FC | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-09-17 | Affirmed | Atchison v. Atchison |
| 1 CA-CR 25-0316 PRPC | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-09-17 | Remanded | State v. Wherry |
| 1 CA-CV 25-1027 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-09-11 | Affirmed | HICKS v. HSBC |
| 1 CA-IC 26-0009 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-09-10 | Affirmed | Halloum v. Black diamond/federal Insurance Co |