Garye L. Vásquez
Education and employment
became Chief Judge of Division Two on July 1, 2019 and completed his five-year term on June 30, 2024. He was appointed to the Court of Appeals in 2005 and took his seat on the court February 1, 2006. Prior to his appointment, Judge Vásquez was in private practice in Casa Grande for twenty-one years. He has an A.G.S. from Central Arizona College, a B.S. in Justice Studies from Arizona State University, and a law degree from the University of Arizona. Judge Vásquez currently serves on the Arizona Supreme Court’s Commission on Judicial Performance Review. He served on the Arizona Judicial Council (2019-2024), the Task Force on the Rules of Procedure for Special Actions, the Commission on Technology, the Executive Council of the Arizona Bar Association’s Appellate Practice Section, and the Supreme Court Special Code of Judicial Conduct Workgroup. He is a former member of the Morris K. Udall Inn of Court (2014-2019).
Judicial record
141 opinions where Garye L. Vásquez sat on the panel, spanning 2013–2026.
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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.
- Michael O. Miller 52 shared compare
- Peter J. Eckerstrom 50 shared compare
- Virginia C. Kelly 29 shared compare
- Karl C. Eppich 16 shared compare
- Jeffrey L. Sklar 14 shared compare
- Lacey Stover Gard 13 shared compare
- Philip G. Espinosa 12 shared compare
- Christopher P. Staring 6 shared compare
- William Brammer jr 6 shared compare
- Robert M. Brutinel 5 shared compare
Recent opinions
15 most recent opinions where Garye L. Vásquez sat on the panel.
| Docket | Court | Filed | Disposition | Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 CA-CR 2025-0088 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2026-07-23 | Affirmed | State of Arizona v. Joseph Michael Nolan |
| 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-CR 2024-0106 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2026-01-09 | Reversed | State of Arizona v. Damrrion Jacquis Matthews |
| 2 CA-SA 2025-0077 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-12-22 | Remanded | State of Arizona v. Michael Martin Creel |
| 2 CA-CV 2024-0305 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-10-30 | Affirmed | Jamie Clem v. Pinal County, Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb |
| 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-CV 2024-0146 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-07-16 | Affirmed | Westbrook Rental, LLC v. Michael Goodman |
| 2 CA-CR 2024-0165 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-06-18 | Affirmed | State of Arizona v. Steven Ricardo Vallejo |
| 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-CR 2023-0205 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 | 2025-05-13 | Affirmed | State of Arizona v. Jesus Ismael Rodriguez |