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
326 opinions where Daniel J. Kiley sat on the panel, spanning 2023–2026.
By court
By disposition
Panel votes per year
How Daniel J. Kiley's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with Jennifer M. Perkins for comparison (drop the overlay).
- Daniel J. Kiley
- Jennifer M. Perkins
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 135 shared 132 aligned 3 split compare
- Cynthia J. Bailey 51 shared 49 aligned 2 split compare
- Brian Y. Furuya 48 shared 47 aligned 1 split compare
- Angela K. Paton 47 shared 45 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
- Randall M. Howe 42 shared 41 aligned 1 split compare
- Michael S. Catlett 39 shared 38 aligned 1 split compare
- David D. Weinzweig 38 shared 36 aligned 2 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-CR 25-0431 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-10-27 | Affirmed | State v. Lopez-Cubas |
| 1 CA-CV 26-0254 FC | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-10-27 | Affirmed | Cheang v. Reyes |
| 1 CA-JV 26-0029 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-10-14 | Affirmed | In Re Term of Parental Rights as to R.H. |
| 1 CA-CR 26-0016 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-10-13 | Affirmed | State v. Pena |
| 1 CA-CR 25-0471 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-09-23 | Affirmed | State v. Watkins |
| 1 CA-CV 26-0002 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-09-23 | Affirmed | Waller v. Sagmit |
| 1 CA-CR 26-0084 PRPC | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-09-23 | Denied | State v. Sayadyan |
| 1 CA-IC 25-0032 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-09-23 | Affirmed | City of tombstone/az Municipal v. Agudio |
| 1 CA-CV 26-0208 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-09-21 | Affirmed | GOFF v. STATE BAR |
| 1 CA-CR 25-0393 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-09-18 | Affirmed in part, vacated in part and remanded | State v. Diaz |
| 1 CA-CV 26-0195 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-09-17 | Affirmed | SAUCEDO v. HOLDEN |
| 1 CA-CV 25-0912 FC | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-09-17 | Affirmed | Varela v. Hauser |
| 1 CA-CR 25-0371 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-09-15 | Affirmed | State v. Wilcox |
| 1 CA-CR 24-0545 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-08-27 | Affirmed | State v. Alfartousi |
| 1 CA-CR 25-0087 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-08-20 | Affirmed | State v. Arias |