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
175 opinions where Peter J. Eckerstrom sat on the panel, spanning 2003–2026.
By court
By disposition
Panel votes per year
How Peter J. Eckerstrom's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with Ann A. Scott Timmer for comparison (drop the overlay).
- Peter J. Eckerstrom
- Ann A. Scott Timmer
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).
- Philip G. Espinosa 73 shared 71 aligned 1 partial 1 split compare
- Garye L. Vásquez 56 shared 50 aligned 1 partial 5 split compare
- Michael O. Miller 54 shared 53 aligned 1 partial compare
- Virginia C. Kelly 40 shared 37 aligned 1 partial 2 split compare
- Christopher P. Staring 28 shared 20 aligned 3 partial 5 split compare
- Sean E. Brearcliffe 24 shared 15 aligned 1 partial 8 split compare
- Jeffrey L. Sklar 15 shared 9 aligned 6 split compare
- Lacey Stover Gard 9 shared 7 aligned 2 split compare
- Clint Bolick 6 shared 5 aligned 1 split compare
- John R. Lopez IV 6 shared 6 aligned compare
Recent opinions
15 most recent opinions where Peter J. Eckerstrom sat on the panel.
| Docket | Court | Filed | Disposition | Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 CA-CV 2023-0292 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2026-07-30 | Affirmed | Jacob E. Wideman v. Adoc and Arizona Board of Executive Clemency |
| 2 CA-CV 2025-0107 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2026-03-05 | Affirmed | Durable Investments LLC v. Steve Villarreal |
| 2 CA-CR 2024-0145 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2026-03-04 | Reversed in part and remanded | State of Arizona v. Jose Soto |
| 2 CA-CR 2024-0185 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2026-02-20 | Affirmed | State of Arizona v. Max G. Moreno |
| 2 CA-CR 2024-0230 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2026-02-02 | Affirmed | State of Arizona v. Anthony Eugene Searight |
| 2 CA-CV 2024-0317 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2026-01-30 | Reversed and remanded | Brenden Kapusta v. Dr. Bryce Bennett, Oasis Psychological Services, Bianca Boli… |
| 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-CR 2024-0061 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-12-18 | Affirmed | State of Arizona v. Victor A. Arias Gomez |
| 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 |