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
342 opinions where Clint Bolick sat on the panel, spanning 2016–2026.
By court
By disposition
Panel votes per year
How Clint Bolick's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with James P. Beene for comparison (drop the overlay).
- Clint Bolick
- James P. Beene
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).
- Ann A. Scott Timmer 315 shared 294 aligned 3 partial 18 split compare
- John R. Lopez IV 276 shared 264 aligned 1 partial 11 split compare
- Robert M. Brutinel 239 shared 232 aligned 1 partial 6 split compare
- James P. Beene 215 shared 205 aligned 1 partial 9 split compare
- William G. Montgomery 177 shared 166 aligned 11 split compare
- Kathryn H. King 134 shared 132 aligned 2 split compare
- Andrew W. Gould 107 shared 103 aligned 4 split compare
- Scott Bales 87 shared 84 aligned 3 split compare
- John Pelander 55 shared 55 aligned compare
- Maria Elena Cruz 36 shared 33 aligned 3 split compare
Recent opinions
15 most recent opinions where Clint Bolick sat on the panel.
| Docket | Court | Filed | Disposition | Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CV-25-0143-PR | Ariz. | 2026-10-28 | Reversed in part and remanded | BURKETT v. DRYJA |
| CV-25-0309-PR | Ariz. | 2026-10-28 | Affirmed | Macdonald v. Macdonald |
| CR-26-0026-PR | Ariz. | 2026-10-26 | Vacated | ROBBINS v. STATE OF ARIZONA |
| CV-26-0106-CQ | Ariz. | 2026-10-09 | — | BLUNT v. TOWN OF GILBERT |
| CV-25-0317-PR | Ariz. | 2026-09-24 | Affirmed | Joseph Terborg v. Town of Payson |
| CV-25-0020-PR | Ariz. | 2026-09-18 | Reversed and remanded | Abraham v. Arizona Board of Regents |
| CV-25-0233-SA | Ariz. | 2026-09-14 | — | Tyler Strang v. malay/hernandez |
| CV-25-0028-PR | Ariz. | 2026-09-10 | Reversed and remanded | ACCURSIO v. TREE HOUSE |
| CV-25-0330-CQ | Ariz. | 2026-09-01 | — | Industrial Park Center v. Great Northern Insurance |
| CV-25-0173-PR | Ariz. | 2026-09-01 | Affirmed | In Re Term of Parental Rights as to M.P. |
| CV-25-0176-PR | Ariz. | 2026-08-24 | Reversed and remanded | Aller v. State |
| CV-25-0119-PR | Ariz. | 2026-08-21 | Vacated and remanded | AROJOJOYE v. ALLEN |
| CV-25-0157-PR | Ariz. | 2026-08-18 | Vacated in part and remanded | Williams v. ades/lamont |
| CR-25-0211-PR | Ariz. | 2026-08-18 | Affirmed | State of Arizona v. Diondra Sharrelle Howard |
| CR-25-0157-PR | Ariz. | 2026-08-12 | Affirmed | Mario Rodriguez-Ramirez v. State of Arizona |