Daniel J. Kiley
Photograph courtesy of the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One.
Education and employment
Daniel J. Kiley was appointed to Division One of the Arizona Court of Appeals by Governor Doug Ducey, taking his seat on January 18, 2023. From 2010 to 2023, Judge Kiley served on the Maricopa County Superior Court, handling cases in the Family, Criminal, Civil and Lower Court Appeals (LCA) Departments. He served for two years as Associate Civil Presiding Judge and, later, two years as Presiding LCA Judge. Prior to his appointment to the superior court in 2010, Judge Kiley was a commercial litigator in private practice with the firm of Mohr, Hackett, Pederson, Blakley & Randolph P.C. and its successor, Sherman & Howard L.L.C. He began his legal career as an Assistant Attorney General, representing the State of Arizona in criminal and asset forfeiture cases at the trial and appellate levels.
Judge Kiley received his bachelor’s degree cum laude from Harvard University and his law degree cum laude from Arizona State University College of Law (now the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law), where he was a Note & Comment Editor for the Arizona State Law Journal. He has been active in the bar association and other community organizations, including serving as President of the Public Lawyers Division of the Maricopa County Bar Association (MCBA), Co-Chair of the MCBA’s Bench-Bar Committee, Vice Chair of the City of Mesa Judicial Advisory Board, and a member of the Board of Directors of NPH USA – Southwest Region (formerly known as Friends of the Orphans).
Judicial record
297 opinions where Daniel J. Kiley sat on the panel, spanning 2023–2026.
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Panel votes per year
How Daniel J. Kiley's panel-seat count has shifted year by year.
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- Daniel J. Kiley
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).
- D. Steven Williams 121 shared 120 aligned 1 split compare
- Brian Y. Furuya 47 shared 46 aligned 1 split compare
- Angela K. Paton 46 shared 44 aligned 1 partial 1 split compare
- Michael J. Brown 46 shared 45 aligned 1 split compare
- Kent E. Cattani 43 shared 42 aligned 1 split compare
- Michael S. Catlett 39 shared 38 aligned 1 split compare
- David D. Weinzweig 38 shared 36 aligned 2 split compare
- Cynthia J. Bailey 37 shared 37 aligned compare
- Randall M. Howe 35 shared 34 aligned 1 split compare
- Jennifer M. Perkins 34 shared 33 aligned 1 split compare
Recent opinions
15 most recent opinions where Daniel J. Kiley sat on the panel.
| Docket | Court | Filed | Disposition | Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 CA-SA 26-0132 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-08-13 | Denied in part | Northern Arizona v. Bickham |
| 1 CA-CV 25-1040 FC | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-08-13 | Affirmed in part; dismissed in part | Habicht v. Peterson |
| 1 CA-CV 25-1002 FC | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-08-03 | Affirmed | West v. Davis |
| 1 CA-CR 25-0455 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-08-03 | Vacated and remanded | State v. Morrow |
| 1 CA-CR 25-0370 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-08-03 | Affirmed | State v. Tijerina |
| 1 CA-CV 25-0526 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-08-03 | Affirmed | BURT v. GERLAK |
| 1 CA-CR 25-0267 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-07-31 | Affirmed in part; reversed and remanded in part | State v. Villalpando |
| 1 CA-CV 25-0483 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-07-31 | Affirmed in part; vacated and remanded in part | PARAGON v. STATE |
| 1 CA-CV 25-0434 FC | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-07-31 | Vacated and remanded | Bell v. MacKelprang |
| 1 CA-CR 25-0468 PRPC | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-07-29 | Denied | State v. King |
| 1 CA-CV 26-0036 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-07-21 | Affirmed | Tuanaki v. Ally |
| 1 CA-CV 25-0910 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-07-20 | Affirmed | Fisher v. Finch |
| 1 CA-CR 24-0599 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-07-20 | Affirmed | State v. Younis |
| CV-25-0116-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-17 | Reversed in part and remanded | Gelvin v. Hon. parker/gelvin |
| 1 CA-CR 25-0556 PRPC | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-07-15 | Denied | State v. Walls-Bey |