Kathryn H. King
Education and employment
Kathryn H. King was appointed to serve on the Arizona Supreme Court in 2021 and in 2024 was retained by voters for a six-year term. Prior to her appointment, she practiced in the areas of labor and employment law and commercial litigation, first as an attorney at Snell & Wilmer and later at BurnsBarton. She also worked as Deputy General Counsel in the Office of Governor Ducey, where she advised on various constitutional, statutory, and other legal requirements of the Governor’s Office. Justice King graduated from Duke University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. She then obtained her law degree from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.
Judicial record
124 opinions where Kathryn H. King sat on the panel, spanning 2021–2026.
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Panel votes per year
How Kathryn H. King'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.
- John R. Lopez IV 119 shared compare
- Clint Bolick 118 shared compare
- James P. Beene 117 shared compare
- Ann A. Scott Timmer 115 shared compare
- William G. Montgomery 92 shared compare
- Robert M. Brutinel 74 shared compare
- Maria Elena Cruz 15 shared compare
- Daniel J. Kiley 1 shared compare
- James B. Morse Jr. 1 shared compare
- Jeffrey L. Sklar 1 shared compare
Recent opinions
15 most recent opinions where Kathryn H. King sat on the panel.
| Docket | Court | Filed | Disposition | Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CV-25-0033-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-17 | Reversed and remanded | GOLDWATER v. PHOENIX |
| CV-25-0116-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-17 | Reversed in part and remanded | Gelvin v. Hon. parker/gelvin |
| 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-20-0031-AP | Ariz. | 2026-05-15 | Affirmed | State of Arizona v. Edward Littleton McCauley |
| 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 |
| CV-24-0275-PR | Ariz. | 2026-02-11 | Affirmed | In Re: Mh2023-004502 |
| CV-24-0220-T/AP | Ariz. | 2025-12-04 | Affirmed | Knight v. Fontes |