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
327 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 William G. Montgomery for comparison (drop the overlay).
- Clint Bolick
- William G. Montgomery
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 300 shared 280 aligned 3 partial 17 split compare
- John R. Lopez IV 258 shared 247 aligned 1 partial 10 split compare
- Robert M. Brutinel 239 shared 232 aligned 1 partial 6 split compare
- James P. Beene 202 shared 193 aligned 1 partial 8 split compare
- William G. Montgomery 165 shared 155 aligned 10 split compare
- Kathryn H. King 122 shared 121 aligned 1 split compare
- Andrew W. Gould 107 shared 103 aligned 4 split compare
- Scott Bales 87 shared 84 aligned 3 split compare
- Maria Elena Cruz 22 shared 20 aligned 2 split compare
- Philip G. Espinosa 7 shared 7 aligned compare
Recent opinions
15 most recent opinions where Clint Bolick sat on the panel.
| Docket | Court | Filed | Disposition | Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CV-25-0287-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-30 | Affirmed | McMahan v. Grasshopper |
| CV-25-0213-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-30 | Affirmed | DOE v. THE CORPORATION |
| CV-24-0252-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-29 | Reversed and remanded | GALLERY v. K HOVNANIAN |
| CV-25-0217-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-24 | Affirmed | A & P RANCH LTD v. COCHISE COUNTY |
| 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 |
| CV-25-0070-PR | Ariz. | 2026-05-22 | Affirmed | STEPHENS v. STATE |
| 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-24-0267-PR | Ariz. | 2026-04-28 | Vacated | Chandler v. Roosevelt |