Judge Currently Seated

Michael F. Kelly

Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two · Appointed 2023

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Education and employment

KELLY, Michael F., born Tucson, Arizona; B.S. in Finance, magna cum laude, University of Arizona, 2001; Juris Doctor, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, 2004, Deputy Pima County Attorney, 2004 - 2009; Private practice, 2009 - 2023. Appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two, 2023. Resident of Tucson.

Official Biography

Judicial record

29 opinions where Michael F. Kelly sat on the panel, spanning 2023–2026.

8 Majority authored

21 Joined majority

By court

Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 28
Ariz. 1

By disposition

Affirmed 8
Reversed 7
Vacated 5
Mixed 4
Granted 2
Remanded 2
Denied 1

Panel votes per year

How Michael F. Kelly's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with Lacey Stover Gard for comparison (drop the overlay).

Michael F. Kelly
Lacey Stover Gard

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).

Sean E. Brearcliffe 16 shared 13 aligned 3 split compare
Peter J. Eckerstrom 14 shared 11 aligned 1 partial 2 split compare
Christopher J. O'Neil 6 shared 6 aligned compare
Karl C. Eppich 6 shared 5 aligned 1 split compare
Garye L. Vásquez 5 shared 5 aligned compare
Jeffrey L. Sklar 4 shared 4 aligned compare
Christopher P. Staring 3 shared 3 aligned compare
Clint Bolick 2 shared 2 aligned compare
Lacey Stover Gard 2 shared 2 aligned compare
Ann A. Scott Timmer 1 shared 1 aligned compare

Recent opinions

15 most recent opinions where Michael F. Kelly sat on the panel.

Docket	Court	Filed	Disposition	Case
2 CA-SA 2026-0048	Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2	2026-07-30	Granted	JEANETTE ENRICHI-ROPPE v. DOMITILA v. SANCHEZ
2 CA-CR 2025-0088	Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2	2026-07-23	Affirmed	State of Arizona v. Joseph Michael Nolan
CV-25-0079-PR	Ariz.	2026-05-14	Reversed and remanded	SIMMS v. ARIZONA RACING COMMISSION
2 CA-CV 2025-0322	Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2	2026-04-29	Vacated and remanded	JUDICIAL WATCH INC v. KRISTEN MAYES
2 CA-CR 2024-0106	Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2	2026-01-09	Reversed	State of Arizona v. Damrrion Jacquis Matthews
2 CA-SA 2025-0077	Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2	2025-12-22	Remanded	State of Arizona v. Michael Martin Creel
2 CA-CV 2024-0195	Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2	2025-06-26	Affirmed	Transparent Payson v. Town of Payson
2 CA-CV 2024-0231	Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2	2025-05-29	Reversed in part and remanded	Allison Bradford; Michael Carlson and Adrian Wurr v. City of Tucson
2 CA-CR 2023-0081	Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2	2025-03-26	Affirmed	State of Arizona v. Albert F. Vergara
2 CA-CV 2023-0272	Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2	2025-03-21	Reversed and remanded	Jane Doe I & II; And John Doe... v. Shaunice Warr
2 CA-MH 2024-0007	Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2	2024-11-26	Vacated	In Re Pinal County Mental Health Case Mh202400075
2 CA-CV 2023-0199-FC	Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2	2024-10-01	Affirmed in part; vacated in part and remanded	In Re the Support of V.L.
2 CA-CR 2023-0007	Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2	2024-07-23	Affirmed	State of Arizona v. Dewayne Esaw
2 CA-CR 2023-0046	Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2	2024-07-15	Vacated and remanded	State of Arizona v. Timothy Andrew Parkinson
2 CA-CR 2023-0064	Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2	2024-05-13	Reversed and remanded	State of Arizona v. Adam Douglas Haywood