Judge Currently Seated

Michael J. Brown

Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One · Appointed January 1, 2007

Education and employment

Education

B.S., Brigham Young University (1989)

J.D., Arizona State University Law School (1992)

Professional Experience

Judge, Arizona Court of Appeals (2007-present)

Vice Chief Judge (2013-2015)

Chief Judge (2015-2017)

Attorney, Brown & Brown Law Offices, Pinetop, Arizona (1993-2006)

City Attorney, City of Show Low, Arizona (1993-2004)

Town Attorney, Town of Snowflake, Arizona (1993-2000)

Law Clerk, Arizona Court of Appeals, Hon. Thomas Kleinschmidt(1992-1993)

Professional Activities and Memberships

Member, Commission on Judicial Conduct (2020-present)

Member, Mesa City Judicial Advisory Board (2017-2020)

Member, Arizona Judicial Council (2015-2017)

Member, Arizona Commission on Technology (2015-2017)

Member, Judicial Ethics Working Group (2015-2016)

Member, Arizona Appellate Case Processing Standards Committee (2015-2016)

Member, City of Phoenix Judicial Selection Advisory Board (2010-2013)

Chair, Court of Appeals Connecting with the Community (2008-2011)

Member, Arizona Attorney Editorial Board (1997-2000)

Judge Pro Tem, Navajo County Superior Court (1998-1999)

Certified Specialist, Real Estate Law (2000-2006)

Arizona City Attorneys Association (1993-2004)

Arizona Town Hall(1999-2006)

State Bar of Arizona

Navajo County Bar Association

Judicial record

1566 opinions where Michael J. Brown sat on the panel, spanning 2014–2026.

596 Majority authored
970 Joined majority

By court

  • Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1566

By disposition

  • Affirmed 1002
  • Denied 181
  • Mixed 159
  • Vacated 90
  • Reversed 55
  • Dismissed 16
  • Granted 12
  • Remanded 9
  • Modified 7

Panel votes per year

How Michael J. Brown's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Add ?vs=<another-judge-slug> to the URL to overlay a second judge, or click compare next to any co-panelist below.

0 35 70 105 140 175 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 2014: 123 votes — Michael J. Brown 2015: 127 votes — Michael J. Brown 2016: 77 votes — Michael J. Brown 2017: 163 votes — Michael J. Brown 2018: 149 votes — Michael J. Brown 2019: 161 votes — Michael J. Brown 2020: 166 votes — Michael J. Brown 2021: 156 votes — Michael J. Brown 2022: 144 votes — Michael J. Brown 2023: 86 votes — Michael J. Brown 2024: 82 votes — Michael J. Brown 2025: 86 votes — Michael J. Brown 2026: 46 votes — Michael J. Brown
  • Michael J. Brown

Most-frequent co-panelists

Judges who appeared on the same opinions, ranked by overlap count. Click compare to overlay them on the chart above.

Recent opinions

15 most recent opinions where Michael J. Brown sat on the panel.

Docket Court Filed Disposition Case
1 CA-JV 26-0031 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2026-07-21 Affirmed In Re Term of Parental Rights as to A.H. and N.N.
1 CA-CR 25-0380 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2026-07-20 Affirmed State v. Cunnington
1 CA-CR 25-0502 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2026-07-17 Affirmed State v. Vansickel
1 CA-CR 25-0096 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2026-07-16 Affirmed State v. Drouillard
1 CA-CV 24-0150 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2026-07-14 Affirmed Stromberg v. Heirigs
1 CA-CV 25-0140 FC Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2026-07-14 Affirmed in part; vacated and remanded in part Trembath v. Trembath
1 CA-CV 25-0867 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2026-07-10 Vacated MACIAS v. WINDTBERG
1 CA-CV 25-0828 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2026-07-10 Affirmed DREAM v. SANTOS
1 CA-CV 25-0510 FC Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2026-06-17 Vacated Gregorwicz v. Villa-Kennedy
1 CA-CR 24-0594 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2026-06-12 Vacated and remanded State v. Castleberry
1 CA-SA 25-0316 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2026-05-20 State v. Blackwell
1 CA-JV 25-0070 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2026-03-30 Affirmed In RE TERM OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO V.M.
1 CA-CR 24-0642 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2026-03-25 Vacated and remanded State v. Johnson
1 CA-CV 25-0696 FC Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2026-03-23 Affirmed Smith v. Smith
1 CA-CV 25-0397 PB Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2026-03-20 Affirmed DONOVAN v. DONOVAN