Judge Currently Seated

Peter J. Eckerstrom

Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two · Appointed January 1, 2003

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.

Official Biography

Judicial record

175 opinions where Peter J. Eckerstrom sat on the panel, spanning 2003–2026.

68 Majority authored

92 Joined majority

4 Concurrences

11 Dissents

By court

Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 167
Ariz. 7
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1

By disposition

Affirmed 69
Mixed 31
Reversed 22
Vacated 20
Granted 9
Dismissed 4
Denied 4
Remanded 3

Panel votes per year

How Peter J. Eckerstrom's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with Clint Bolick for comparison (drop the overlay).

Peter J. Eckerstrom
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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

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