Judge Currently Seated

Sean E. Brearcliffe

Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two

Portrait of Sean E. Brearcliffe
Education and employment

was appointed to the Court of Appeals in September, 2017. Before that he had served as a Judge on the Pima County Superior Court from 2013-2017. Before becoming a Judge in 2013, Judge Brearcliffe was in private practice in Tucson as a senior litigation partner with Rusing Lopez & Lizardi, P.L.L.C. Judge Brearcliffe was born in Berkeley, California, earned his Bachelor of Arts in English from California State University, Hayward, in 1992, and his J.D. from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, in 1995.

Judicial record

45 opinions where Sean E. Brearcliffe sat on the panel, spanning 2019–2026.

10 Majority authored
31 Joined majority
4 Dissents

By court

  • Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 41
  • Ariz. 4

By disposition

  • Affirmed 19
  • Reversed 8
  • Vacated 8
  • Granted 4
  • Mixed 4
  • Remanded 2

Panel votes per year

How Sean E. Brearcliffe's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with Ann A. Scott Timmer for comparison (drop the overlay).

0 10 20 30 40 50 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2026 2019: 1 vote — Sean E. Brearcliffe 2020: 1 vote — Sean E. Brearcliffe 2021: 3 votes — Sean E. Brearcliffe 2022: 7 votes — Sean E. Brearcliffe 2023: 10 votes — Sean E. Brearcliffe 2024: 9 votes — Sean E. Brearcliffe 2025: 8 votes — Sean E. Brearcliffe 2026: 6 votes — Sean E. Brearcliffe 2005: 1 vote — Ann A. Scott Timmer 2013: 12 votes — Ann A. Scott Timmer 2014: 32 votes — Ann A. Scott Timmer 2015: 15 votes — Ann A. Scott Timmer 2016: 26 votes — Ann A. Scott Timmer 2017: 29 votes — Ann A. Scott Timmer 2018: 40 votes — Ann A. Scott Timmer 2019: 16 votes — Ann A. Scott Timmer 2020: 39 votes — Ann A. Scott Timmer 2021: 31 votes — Ann A. Scott Timmer 2022: 44 votes — Ann A. Scott Timmer 2023: 31 votes — Ann A. Scott Timmer 2024: 33 votes — Ann A. Scott Timmer 2025: 35 votes — Ann A. Scott Timmer 2026: 21 votes — Ann A. Scott Timmer
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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).

Recent opinions

15 most recent opinions where Sean E. Brearcliffe sat on the panel.

Docket Court Filed Disposition Case
2 CA-SA 2026-0048 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2026-07-30 Granted JEANETTE ENRICHI-ROPPE v. DOMITILA v. SANCHEZ
2 CA-CV 2023-0292 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2026-07-30 Affirmed Jacob E. Wideman v. Adoc and Arizona Board of Executive Clemency
2 CA-CV 2025-0107 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2026-03-05 Affirmed Durable Investments LLC v. Steve Villarreal
2 CA-CR 2024-0185 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2026-02-20 Affirmed State of Arizona v. Max G. Moreno
2 CA-CR 2024-0230 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2026-02-02 Affirmed State of Arizona v. Anthony Eugene Searight
2 CA-CV 2024-0317 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2026-01-30 Reversed and remanded Brenden Kapusta v. Dr. Bryce Bennett, Oasis Psychological Services, Bianca Boli…
2 CA-CR 2024-0174 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2025-12-30 Affirmed State of Arizona v. Timothy Edward Egan
2 CA-CR 2024-0061 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2025-12-18 Affirmed State of Arizona v. Victor A. Arias Gomez
2 CA-SA 2025-0062 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2025-12-09 Remanded Verdell Carmen Hamlet v. State of Arizona
2 CA-CV 2025-0080 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2025-11-05 Vacated and remanded JOSEPH E. TERBORG v. TOWN OF PAYSON
2 CA-CV 2024-0328 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2025-10-20 Affirmed Santa Cruz County, Alma Schultz v. Audit USA, John Brakey
2 CA-CV 2024-0095-FC Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2025-06-19 Affirmed In Re the Marriage of Duvall
2 CA-CV 2023-0272 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2025-03-21 Reversed and remanded Jane Doe I & II; And John Doe... v. Shaunice Warr
2 CA-CV 2024-0073 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2025-01-06 Affirmed Matthew Abraham ph.D. v. Arizona Board of Regents
2 CA-CR 2024-0002 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2024-12-24 Vacated in part and remanded State of Arizona v. Dominick Cooke