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
6 opinions where Kathryn H. King sat on the panel, spanning 2026–2026.
By court
Panel votes per year
How Kathryn H. King's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with Lopez for comparison (drop the overlay).
- Kathryn H. King
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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.
- Ann A. Scott Timmer 6 shared compare
- James P. Beene 6 shared compare
- Lopez 6 shared compare
- Maria Elena Cruz 5 shared compare
- Clint Bolick 4 shared compare
- William G. Montgomery 2 shared compare
- Virginia C. Kelly 1 shared compare
Recent opinions
15 most recent opinions where Kathryn H. King sat on the panel.
| Docket | Court | Filed | Disposition | Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR-25-0203-PR | Ariz. | 2026-06-01 | — | State of Arizona v. Ricky Alonzo Hippensteel |
| CV-25-0070-PR | Ariz. | 2026-05-22 | — | STEPHENS v. STATE |
| CR-20-0031-AP | Ariz. | 2026-05-15 | — | State of Arizona v. Edward Littleton McCauley |
| CR-24-0237-PR | Ariz. | 2026-05-15 | — | State of Arizona v. Dimitri Polanco Romero |
| CV-25-0079-PR | Ariz. | 2026-05-14 | — | SIMMS v. ARIZONA RACING COMMISSION |
| CV-25-0161-PR | Ariz. | 2026-04-27 | — | Briana Hernandez v. Luis Arturo Loarca |