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
139 opinions where Kathryn H. King sat on the panel, spanning 2021–2026.
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By disposition
Panel votes per year
How Kathryn H. King's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with William G. Montgomery for comparison (drop the overlay).
- Kathryn H. King
- 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).
- Ann A. Scott Timmer 136 shared 130 aligned 2 partial 4 split compare
- Clint Bolick 134 shared 132 aligned 2 split compare
- John R. Lopez IV 134 shared 134 aligned compare
- James P. Beene 131 shared 131 aligned compare
- William G. Montgomery 107 shared 105 aligned 1 partial 1 split compare
- Robert M. Brutinel 74 shared 74 aligned compare
- Maria Elena Cruz 29 shared 29 aligned compare
- John Pelander 23 shared 23 aligned compare
- Rebecca W. Berch 8 shared 8 aligned compare
- Daniel J. Kiley 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-25-0143-PR | Ariz. | 2026-10-28 | Reversed in part and remanded | BURKETT v. DRYJA |
| CV-25-0309-PR | Ariz. | 2026-10-28 | Affirmed | Macdonald v. Macdonald |
| CR-26-0026-PR | Ariz. | 2026-10-26 | Vacated | ROBBINS v. STATE OF ARIZONA |
| CV-26-0106-CQ | Ariz. | 2026-10-09 | — | BLUNT v. TOWN OF GILBERT |
| CV-25-0317-PR | Ariz. | 2026-09-24 | Affirmed | Joseph Terborg v. Town of Payson |
| CV-25-0028-PR | Ariz. | 2026-09-10 | Reversed and remanded | ACCURSIO v. TREE HOUSE |
| CV-25-0330-CQ | Ariz. | 2026-09-01 | — | Industrial Park Center v. Great Northern Insurance |
| CV-25-0173-PR | Ariz. | 2026-09-01 | Affirmed | In Re Term of Parental Rights as to M.P. |
| CV-25-0176-PR | Ariz. | 2026-08-24 | Reversed and remanded | Aller v. State |
| CV-25-0157-PR | Ariz. | 2026-08-18 | Vacated in part and remanded | Williams v. ades/lamont |
| CR-25-0211-PR | Ariz. | 2026-08-18 | Affirmed | State of Arizona v. Diondra Sharrelle Howard |
| CR-25-0157-PR | Ariz. | 2026-08-12 | Affirmed | Mario Rodriguez-Ramirez v. State of Arizona |
| CV-25-0213-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-30 | Affirmed | DOE v. THE CORPORATION |
| CV-25-0287-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-30 | Affirmed | McMahan v. Grasshopper |
| CV-25-0217-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-24 | Affirmed | A & P RANCH LTD v. COCHISE COUNTY |