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.
By court
By disposition
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).
- Sean E. Brearcliffe
- Ann A. Scott Timmer
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).
- Peter J. Eckerstrom 24 shared 15 aligned 1 partial 8 split compare
- Christopher P. Staring 15 shared 13 aligned 1 partial 1 split compare
- Virginia C. Kelly 15 shared 12 aligned 3 split compare
- Karl C. Eppich 12 shared 10 aligned 2 split compare
- Jeffrey L. Sklar 6 shared 6 aligned compare
- Garye L. Vásquez 5 shared 5 aligned compare
- Clint Bolick 4 shared 4 aligned compare
- John R. Lopez IV 4 shared 4 aligned compare
- Robert M. Brutinel 3 shared 3 aligned compare
- Ann A. Scott Timmer 2 shared 2 aligned compare
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 |