Daniel J. Kiley
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
284 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, ranked by overlap count. Click compare to overlay them on the chart above.
- D. Steven Williams 116 shared compare
- Brian Y. Furuya 46 shared compare
- Angela K. Paton 44 shared compare
- Michael J. Brown 44 shared compare
- Kent E. Cattani 42 shared compare
- Michael S. Catlett 38 shared compare
- David D. Weinzweig 36 shared compare
- Randall M. Howe 35 shared compare
- Jennifer M. Perkins 34 shared compare
- Cynthia J. Bailey 33 shared compare
Recent opinions
15 most recent opinions where Daniel J. Kiley sat on the panel.
| Docket | Court | Filed | Disposition | Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1 CA-CR 25-0504 PRPC | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-07-13 | Denied | State v. Hamilton |
| 1 CA-CV 24-0278 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-07-08 | Vacated and remanded | DMB REALCO v. MARISCAL |
| 1 CA-CV 25-0422 FC | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-03-25 | Affirmed in part; vacated and remanded in part | MacNeil v. Carter |
| 1 CA-JV 25-0170 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-03-25 | Affirmed | In Re Term of Parental Rights as to D.S. |
| 1 CA-CR 24-0683 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-03-24 | Affirmed | State v. Whiteside |
| 1 CA-CV 25-0323 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-03-23 | Vacated in part and remanded | STEPHAN v. BERTZ |
| 1 CA-CV 25-0337 FC | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-03-23 | Affirmed in part | Flores v. Flores |
| 1 CA-CR 24-0296 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-03-19 | Affirmed | State v. Soto |
| 1 CA-CV 25-0702 FC | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-03-19 | Vacated in part and remanded | Crook v. Crook |
| 1 CA-CR 25-0171 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-03-19 | Affirmed | State v. Serrano |