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
127 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. Overlaid with Ann A. Scott Timmer for comparison (drop the overlay).
- Kathryn H. King
- Ann A. Scott Timmer
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 124 shared 118 aligned 2 partial 4 split compare
- Clint Bolick 122 shared 121 aligned 1 split compare
- James P. Beene 120 shared 120 aligned compare
- John R. Lopez IV 119 shared 119 aligned compare
- William G. Montgomery 97 shared 95 aligned 1 partial 1 split compare
- Robert M. Brutinel 74 shared 74 aligned compare
- Maria Elena Cruz 18 shared 18 aligned compare
- Daniel J. Kiley 1 shared 1 aligned compare
- James B. Morse Jr. 1 shared 1 aligned compare
- Jeffrey L. Sklar 1 shared 1 aligned compare
Recent opinions
15 most recent opinions where Kathryn H. King 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-25-0217-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-24 | Affirmed | A & P RANCH LTD v. COCHISE COUNTY |
| 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 |