Clint Bolick
Education and employment
Justice Clint Bolick was appointed by Gov. Doug Ducey in January 2016 to serve on the Arizona Supreme Court and was retained by the voters in 2018 and 2024. Prior to joining the Court, Justice Bolick litigated constitutional cases in state and federal courts from coast to coast, including the U.S. Supreme Court. Among other positions, he served as Vice President for Litigation at the Goldwater Institute and as Co-founder and Vice President for Litigation at the Institute for Justice. He has litigated in support of school choice, private property rights, freedom of speech, and federalism, and against racial classifications and government subsidies.
Judicial record
315 opinions where Clint Bolick sat on the panel, spanning 2016–2026.
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Panel votes per year
How Clint Bolick's panel-seat count has shifted year by year.
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Most-frequent co-panelists
Judges who appeared on the same opinions, ranked by overlap count. Click compare to overlay them on the chart above.
- Ann A. Scott Timmer 280 shared compare
- John R. Lopez IV 250 shared compare
- Robert M. Brutinel 236 shared compare
- James P. Beene 191 shared compare
- William G. Montgomery 152 shared compare
- Kathryn H. King 118 shared compare
- Andrew W. Gould 104 shared compare
- Scott Bales 86 shared compare
- Maria Elena Cruz 17 shared compare
- Philip G. Espinosa 7 shared compare
Recent opinions
15 most recent opinions where Clint Bolick sat on the panel.
| Docket | Court | Filed | Disposition | Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CV-25-0116-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-17 | Reversed in part and remanded | Gelvin v. Hon. parker/gelvin |
| CV-25-0033-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-17 | Reversed and remanded | GOLDWATER v. PHOENIX |
| CV-25-0089-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-17 | Affirmed in part | REPUBLICAN NATL COMMITTEE v. FONTES |
| CV-25-0009-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-07 | Affirmed | MAYWALD v. TOYOTA |
| CV-24-0140-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-06 | Affirmed | State Farm v. Balzan |
| CV-25-0036-PR | Ariz. | 2026-06-17 | Reversed and remanded | MARKHAM v. CAHAVA |
| CR-25-0203-PR | Ariz. | 2026-06-01 | Affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded | State of Arizona v. Ricky Alonzo Hippensteel |
| CR-24-0237-PR | Ariz. | 2026-05-15 | Affirmed | State of Arizona v. Dimitri Polanco Romero |
| CV-25-0079-PR | Ariz. | 2026-05-14 | Reversed and remanded | SIMMS v. ARIZONA RACING COMMISSION |
| CV-25-0161-PR | Ariz. | 2026-04-27 | Vacated and remanded | Briana Hernandez v. Luis Arturo Loarca |
| CV-24-0288-PR | Ariz. | 2026-03-03 | Reversed and remanded | 9w Halo v. Ador |
| 1 CA-CV 24-0658 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-02-27 | Affirmed | ASSOCIATED v. CITY OF PHOENIX |
| CV-24-0275-PR | Ariz. | 2026-02-11 | Affirmed | In Re: Mh2023-004502 |
| 1 CA-JV 25-0104 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-01-06 | Affirmed | In Re Termination of Parental Rights as to O.L. |
| CV-24-0220-T/AP | Ariz. | 2025-12-04 | Affirmed | Knight v. Fontes |