Peter J. Eckerstrom
Education and employment
born St. James, Minnesota; B.A., Yale University, 1982 (Magna Cum Laude); J.D., Stanford University, 1986 (with Distinction); Master of Judicial Studies, Duke Law School, 2018; admitted to California Bar, 1986; admitted to Arizona Bar, 1988; Assistant Pima County Public Defender, 1988-1994; sole practitioner practicing primarily in the area of criminal defense with an emphasis on capital trial and appellate litigation, 1994-2003; appointed as Judge, Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two, 2003. Resident of Tucson.
Judicial record
160 opinions where Peter J. Eckerstrom sat on the panel, spanning 2003–2026.
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Most-frequent co-panelists
Judges who appeared on the same opinions, ranked by overlap count. Click compare to overlay them on the chart above.
- Philip G. Espinosa 71 shared compare
- Michael O. Miller 53 shared compare
- Garye L. Vásquez 50 shared compare
- Virginia C. Kelly 37 shared compare
- Christopher P. Staring 21 shared compare
- Sean E. Brearcliffe 15 shared compare
- Jeffrey L. Sklar 9 shared compare
- Lacey Stover Gard 7 shared compare
- John R. Lopez IV 6 shared compare
- Ann A. Scott Timmer 5 shared compare
Recent opinions
15 most recent opinions where Peter J. Eckerstrom sat on the panel.
| Docket | Court | Filed | Disposition | Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 CA-CV 2025-0107 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2026-03-05 | Affirmed | Durable Investments LLC v. Steve Villarreal |
| 2 CA-CR 2024-0230 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2026-02-02 | Affirmed | State of Arizona v. Anthony Eugene Searight |
| CR-24-0300-PR | Ariz. | 2026-01-30 | Reversed and remanded | State of Arizona v. Hon. marner/haniffa |
| 2 CA-CR 2024-0174 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-12-30 | Affirmed | State of Arizona v. Timothy Edward Egan |
| 2 CA-SA 2025-0062 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-12-09 | Remanded | Verdell Carmen Hamlet v. State of Arizona |
| 2 CA-CV 2025-0080 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-11-05 | Vacated and remanded | JOSEPH E. TERBORG v. TOWN OF PAYSON |
| 2 CA-CR 2025-0126-PR | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-10-22 | — | State of Arizona v. Marcos Isaac Danner |
| 2 CA-CV 2024-0328 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-10-20 | Affirmed | Santa Cruz County, Alma Schultz v. Audit USA, John Brakey |
| 2 CA-SA 2025-0028 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-08-25 | — | Fernando Navarro-Figueroa v. State of Arizona |
| 2 CA-SA 2025-0042 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-07-28 | Granted | Kevin William Holland v. State of Arizona |
| 2 CA-CR 2024-0054 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-07-25 | Affirmed | State of Arizona v. Adriel Guevara-Enriquez |
| 2 CA-JV 2024-0093 - 2 CA-JV 2024-0094 (consolidated) | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-06-03 | Vacated and remanded | In Re Termination of Parental Rights as to M.P. |
| 2 CA-CV 2024-0245-FC | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-05-15 | Vacated | Briana Hernandez v. Luis Arturo Loarca |
| 2 CA-CR 2024-0224-PR | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-05-14 | Denied | State of Arizona v. David Nikolas Delich |
| 2 CA-CV 2024-0301 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-05-08 | Vacated and remanded | Dennis Raber v. Karyl Lynn Wagner |