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John Pelander

Arizona Supreme Court · Appointed July 28, 2009

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Judicial record

79 opinions where John Pelander sat on the panel, spanning 2001–2026.

7 Majority authored
72 Joined majority

By court

  • Ariz. 78
  • Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 1

By disposition

  • Affirmed 40
  • Reversed 15
  • Mixed 9
  • Vacated 7
  • Remanded 2
  • Granted 1

Panel votes per year

How John Pelander's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with William G. Montgomery for comparison (drop the overlay).

0 8 16 24 32 40 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 2001: 1 vote — John Pelander 2013: 5 votes — John Pelander 2014: 4 votes — John Pelander 2015: 6 votes — John Pelander 2016: 4 votes — John Pelander 2017: 2 votes — John Pelander 2018: 1 vote — John Pelander 2019: 14 votes — John Pelander 2020: 8 votes — John Pelander 2021: 5 votes — John Pelander 2022: 11 votes — John Pelander 2023: 4 votes — John Pelander 2024: 6 votes — John Pelander 2025: 5 votes — John Pelander 2026: 3 votes — John Pelander 2020: 22 votes — William G. Montgomery 2021: 23 votes — William G. Montgomery 2022: 34 votes — William G. Montgomery 2023: 23 votes — William G. Montgomery 2024: 24 votes — William G. Montgomery 2025: 29 votes — William G. Montgomery 2026: 31 votes — William G. Montgomery
  • John Pelander
  • 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).

Recent opinions

15 most recent opinions where John Pelander sat on the panel.

Docket Court Filed Disposition Case
CV-25-0119-PR Ariz. 2026-08-21 Vacated and remanded AROJOJOYE v. ALLEN
CV-24-0252-PR Ariz. 2026-07-29 Reversed and remanded GALLERY v. K HOVNANIAN
CV-25-0116-PR Ariz. 2026-07-17 Reversed in part and remanded Gelvin v. Hon. parker/gelvin
CR-23-0264-PR Ariz. 2025-09-23 Affirmed State of Arizona v. Michael Eugene Traverso
CV-24-0093-PR Ariz. 2025-05-19 Affirmed Sanchez-Ravuelta v. Yavapai
CR-24-0245-PR Ariz. 2025-04-30 Vacated E. H. v. Hon. Slayton
CV-24-0104-PR Ariz. 2025-03-12 Reversed and remanded Perez v. Circle K
CV-23-0292-PR Ariz. 2025-01-28 Affirmed State v. foothills/hanke
CR-17-0201-AP Ariz. 2024-09-03 Affirmed State of Arizona v. Preston Alton Strong
CR-22-0106-AP Ariz. 2024-08-15 Affirmed State of Arizona v. Christopher Michael Montoya
CR-23-0068-PR Ariz. 2024-08-06 Reversed and remanded State of Arizona v. Bennett Laquan Williams
CV-23-0176-PR Ariz. 2024-06-07 Affirmed Dove Mountain v. Ador
CR-23-0042-PR Ariz. 2024-01-23 Remanded State of Arizona v. Daniel Louis Santillanes
CV-22-0134-PR Ariz. 2024-01-09 Affirmed Beck v. Neville
CR-22-0123-PR Ariz. 2023-07-11 Affirmed Carlos Cruz v. Hon. blair/state of Arizona