Christopher P. Staring
Education and employment
became Chief Judge of Division Two on July 1, 2024. He attended the University of California at Davis, receiving his B.A. in 1983. He received his J.D. from Tulane University Law School in 1986, graduating cum laude, and Order of the Coif (top 10% of class). Judge Staring was in private civil practice for more than 23 years before being appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Arizona for Pima County in 2010. He was appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two in 2015.
Judicial record
74 opinions where Christopher P. Staring sat on the panel, spanning 2016–2026.
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Panel votes per year
How Christopher P. Staring's panel-seat count has shifted year by year.
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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 25 shared compare
- Peter J. Eckerstrom 21 shared compare
- Jeffrey L. Sklar 13 shared compare
- Sean E. Brearcliffe 12 shared compare
- Karl C. Eppich 10 shared compare
- Garye L. Vásquez 6 shared compare
- Lacey Stover Gard 6 shared compare
- Ann A. Scott Timmer 4 shared compare
- Robert M. Brutinel 4 shared compare
- John R. Lopez IV 3 shared compare
Recent opinions
15 most recent opinions where Christopher P. Staring sat on the panel.
| Docket | Court | Filed | Disposition | Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 CA-CV 2025-0248 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2026-07-13 | Affirmed | Kimminau Law Firm, P.C. v. Melody Hoopes |
| 2 CA-CR 2024-0249 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2026-06-05 | Vacated and remanded | State of Arizona v. Dave Allen Laporte |
| 2 CA-CV 2025-0322 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2026-04-29 | Vacated and remanded | JUDICIAL WATCH INC v. KRISTEN MAYES |
| 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-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 |
| 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-CV 2024-0195 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-06-26 | Affirmed | Transparent Payson v. Town of Payson |
| 2 CA-CR 2023-0081 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-03-26 | Affirmed | State of Arizona v. Albert F. Vergara |
| 2 CA-CV 2024-0241 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-03-06 | Reversed and remanded | Republican National Committee; Republican Party of Arizona v. Adrian Fontes; Vo… |