Christopher J. O'Neil
Education and employment
O'NEIL, Christopher J. was born and raised in Casa Grande, Arizona, where he presently resides. Before his appointment to the Arizona Court of Appeals, Judge O'Neil served as the Presiding Judge of the Casa Grande City Court and later as a Judge for the Arizona Superior Court in Pinal County. He graduated magna cum laude from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, where he served as Executive Note Editor for the Arizona Law Review.
Judicial record
44 opinions where Christopher J. O'Neil sat on the panel, spanning 2023–2026.
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Panel votes per year
How Christopher J. O'Neil's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with Christopher P. Staring for comparison (drop the overlay).
- Christopher J. O'Neil
- Christopher P. Staring
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).
- Jeffrey L. Sklar 31 shared 28 aligned 3 split compare
- Christopher P. Staring 18 shared 16 aligned 1 partial 1 split compare
- Karl C. Eppich 12 shared 11 aligned 1 split compare
- Lacey Stover Gard 8 shared 7 aligned 1 split compare
- Michael F. Kelly 6 shared 6 aligned compare
- Peter J. Eckerstrom 5 shared 5 aligned compare
- Sean E. Brearcliffe 4 shared 4 aligned compare
- Clint Bolick 2 shared 1 aligned 1 split compare
- Garye L. Vásquez 2 shared 2 aligned compare
- Ann A. Scott Timmer 1 shared 1 aligned compare
Recent opinions
15 most recent opinions where Christopher J. O'Neil sat on the panel.
| Docket | Court | Filed | Disposition | Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 CA-CV 2025-0286 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-11-03 | Affirmed | Marvin Carter II v. Bnsf Railway Company |
| 2 CA-CR 2025-0136 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2026-09-04 | Vacated and remanded | State of Arizona v. Erick Antonio Diliz |
| 2 CA-CV 2025-0185 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2026-06-16 | Affirmed in part; vacated in part and remanded | Nina Alley v. Pima County, Pima County Attorney's Office, Laura Conover |
| 2 CA-SA 2026-0011 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2026-06-12 | Denied | Karolina Barrera v. Sedona Pointe LLC. |
| 2 CA-CV 2025-0219 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2026-06-11 | Reversed and remanded | David Stone v. Pima County |
| 2 CA-CR 2023-0247 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2026-05-08 | Vacated in part and remanded | State of Arizona v. William Maurice Brown |
| CV-24-0267-PR | Ariz. | 2026-04-28 | Vacated | Chandler v. Roosevelt |
| 2 CA-JV 2025-0043 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2026-01-08 | Vacated and remanded | In Re Termination of Parental Rights as to B.B. |
| 2 CA-CR 2025-0068 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-12-22 | Affirmed | State of Arizona v. Kalill Stubblefield |
| 2 CA-CV 2024-0074 - 2 CA-CV 2025-0058 (consolidated) | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-12-15 | Affirmed in part; reversed in part and remanded | Windrose Estates Homeowners Association v. Justin T. Wright; Midland Funding, L… |
| 2 CA-CV 2025-0116 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-11-21 | Affirmed in part; reversed in part | Derek D. Fraser v. State of Arizona |
| 2 CA-CV 2025-0040-FC | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-11-20 | Affirmed | Tamara Camila Rivero Quinteros v. Anthony Celaya |
| 2 CA-CV 2024-0192-FC | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-10-29 | Affirmed | In Re the Marriage of Wichansky |
| 2 CA-CR 2024-0177 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-10-01 | Affirmed | State of Arizona v. Ronald David Castillo |
| 2 CA-CV 2024-0396 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-09-30 | Affirmed | Nbd Enterprises, LLC v. James Christopher Arnold; Acp Investments |