Lacey Stover Gard
Education and employment
University of Arizona, 2000; J.D., University of Arizona, 2003; Law Clerk to Hon. J. William Brammer, Jr., Arizona Court of Appeals, Div. 2, 2003-2004; Office of the Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Section, 2004-2007; Capital Litigation Section, 2007-2010; Unit Chief Counsel, Capital Litigation Section, 2010-2015; Deputy Solicitor General/Section Chief Counsel of Capital Litigation, 2015-2021; Judge, Arizona Superior Court in Pinal County, 2021-2022; Arizona Court of Appeals, 2022-present. Resident of Pinal County.
Judicial record
25 opinions where Lacey Stover Gard sat on the panel, spanning 2023–2026.
By court
By disposition
Panel votes per year
How Lacey Stover Gard's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with Sean E. Brearcliffe for comparison (drop the overlay).
- Lacey Stover Gard
- Sean E. Brearcliffe
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).
- Garye L. Vásquez 13 shared 13 aligned compare
- Karl C. Eppich 11 shared 11 aligned compare
- Peter J. Eckerstrom 9 shared 7 aligned 2 split compare
- Christopher P. Staring 8 shared 6 aligned 2 split compare
- Sean E. Brearcliffe 2 shared 2 aligned compare
- Virginia C. Kelly 2 shared 2 aligned compare
- Ann A. Scott Timmer 1 shared 1 aligned compare
- Clint Bolick 1 shared 1 aligned compare
- Kathryn H. King 1 shared 1 aligned compare
- William G. Montgomery 1 shared 1 aligned compare
Recent opinions
15 most recent opinions where Lacey Stover Gard sat on the panel.
| Docket | Court | Filed | Disposition | Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 CA-CR 2024-0106 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2026-01-09 | Reversed | State of Arizona v. Damrrion Jacquis Matthews |
| 2 CA-SA 2025-0077 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-12-22 | Remanded | State of Arizona v. Michael Martin Creel |
| 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 2024-0095-FC | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-06-19 | Affirmed | In Re the Marriage of Duvall |
| CV-24-0102-PR | Ariz. | 2025-04-16 | Affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded | Dominguez v. Dominguez |
| 2 CA-CV 2024-0241 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-03-06 | Reversed and remanded | Republican National Committee; Republican Party of Arizona v. Adrian Fontes; Vo… |
| 2 CA-CV 2023-0197 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-03-03 | Affirmed | Michael K. Reilly and Sierra Pipeline, LLC v. Philip L. Canale and Terra Canale |
| 2 CA-CV 2023-0205 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-01-22 | Vacated and remanded | Rachelle Renee Westerman, Paul Bryan Westerman v. Timothy E. Ernst |
| 2 CA-SA 2024-0069 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-01-15 | Vacated | Cecily Sierra Scott v. Jeffry Bryan Bronstein |
| 2 CA-CV 2023-0184 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-01-03 | Affirmed in part; vacated in part and remanded | Sierra Club v. Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District |
| 2 CA-SA 2024-0037 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2024-10-30 | — | State of Arizona v. Hon. James Marner; Hanees Mohamed Haniffa |
| 2 CA-CR 2023-0200 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2024-10-21 | Vacated and remanded | State of Arizona v. Asalia Guadalupe Alvarez-Soto |
| 2 CA-CR 2023-0232 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2024-09-23 | Affirmed | State of Arizona v. Analysya Contreras |
| 2 CA-CV 2023-0209 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2024-09-09 | Affirmed | Randy Melbye v. Rocio Dennis |
| 2 CA-JV 2023-0133 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2024-05-02 | Affirmed | In Re Guardianship of C.M. |