Judge Currently Seated

Peter J. Eckerstrom

Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two · Appointed 2003

Education and employment

ECKERSTROM, Peter J., 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

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

69 Majority authored

96 Joined majority

4 Concurrences

11 Dissents

By court

Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 171
Ariz. 7
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2

By disposition

Affirmed 71
Mixed 33
Reversed 24
Vacated 21
Granted 10
Denied 6
Dismissed 4
Remanded 3

Panel votes per year

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

Peter J. Eckerstrom
Michael F. Kelly

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
Christopher P. Staring 28 shared 20 aligned 3 partial 5 split compare
Virginia C. Kelly 26 shared 26 aligned compare
Sean E. Brearcliffe 24 shared 15 aligned 1 partial 8 split compare
Jeffrey L. Sklar 16 shared 10 aligned 6 split compare
Michael F. Kelly 14 shared 11 aligned 1 partial 2 split compare
Lacey Stover Gard 12 shared 9 aligned 3 split compare
Clint Bolick 6 shared 5 aligned 1 split compare

Recent opinions

15 most recent opinions where Peter J. Eckerstrom sat on the panel.

Docket	Court	Filed	Disposition	Case
2 CA-CV 2025-0286	Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1	2026-11-03	Affirmed	Marvin Carter II v. Bnsf Railway Company
2 CA-CR 2025-0136	Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2	2026-09-04	Vacated and remanded	State of Arizona v. Erick Antonio Diliz
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 2025-0185	Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2	2026-06-16	Affirmed in part; vacated in part and remanded	Nina Alley v. Pima County, Pima County Attorney's Office, Laura Conover
2 CA-SA 2026-0011	Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2	2026-06-12	Denied	Karolina Barrera v. Sedona Pointe LLC.
2 CA-CV 2025-0219	Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2	2026-06-11	Reversed and remanded	David Stone v. Pima County
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
CR-24-0300-PR	Ariz.	2026-01-30	Reversed and remanded	State of Arizona v. Hon. marner/haniffa
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…
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