D. Steven Williams
Education and employment
Judge D. Steven Williams was appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One by Governor Ducey in 2019.
Steve graduated cum laude from Arizona State University, where he was a Maroon & Gold Scholar Athlete and a member of the men’s wrestling team. He received his Juris Doctorate from the Arizona State University College of Law.
Immediately prior to his appointment to the Court of Appeals, Steve was serving as a Judge Pro Tempore in the Apache County Superior Court, as well as on the Navajo County Board of Supervisors. He has served as a municipal court judge and as a member of the state-wide governing board of the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission. Steve began his legal career with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office before spending a decade in private practice. He received an honorable discharge from the U.S. Naval Reserves after serving active duty.
Judicial record
711 opinions where D. Steven Williams sat on the panel, spanning 2016–2026.
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Panel votes per year
How D. Steven Williams'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.
- David D. Weinzweig 130 shared compare
- Samuel Anderson Thumma 128 shared compare
- Michael J. Brown 121 shared compare
- Daniel J. Kiley 116 shared compare
- Cynthia J. Bailey 95 shared compare
- Jennifer M. Perkins 74 shared compare
- Peter B. Swann 68 shared compare
- Jennifer B. Campbell 67 shared compare
- David B. Gass 65 shared compare
- Randall M. Howe 54 shared compare
Recent opinions
15 most recent opinions where D. Steven Williams sat on the panel.
| Docket | Court | Filed | Disposition | Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 CA-CR 24-0599 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-07-20 | Affirmed | State v. Younis |
| 1 CA-CR 25-0556 PRPC | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-07-15 | Denied | State v. Walls-Bey |
| 1 CA-CR 25-0504 PRPC | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-07-13 | Denied | State v. Hamilton |
| 1 CA-SA 25-0214 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-04-24 | Vacated and remanded | Nunez v. Valente |
| 1 CA-CV 25-0422 FC | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-03-25 | Affirmed in part; vacated and remanded in part | MacNeil v. Carter |
| 1 CA-JV 25-0170 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-03-25 | Affirmed | In Re Term of Parental Rights as to D.S. |
| 1 CA-CR 24-0683 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-03-24 | Affirmed | State v. Whiteside |
| 1 CA-CV 25-0323 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-03-23 | Vacated in part and remanded | STEPHAN v. BERTZ |
| 1 CA-CV 25-0337 FC | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-03-23 | Affirmed in part | Flores v. Flores |
| 1 CA-CV 25-0154 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-03-20 | Vacated and remanded | BELSANTI v. KUTAK ROCK |
| 1 CA-CR 24-0296 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-03-19 | Affirmed | State v. Soto |
| 1 CA-CR 25-0171 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-03-19 | Affirmed | State v. Serrano |
| 1 CA-CR 25-0218 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-03-19 | Affirmed | State v. Karaba |
| 1 CA-CV 25-0702 FC | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-03-19 | Vacated in part and remanded | Crook v. Crook |
| 1 CA-JV 25-0196 | Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 | 2026-03-18 | Affirmed | In Re Dependency as to S.K. |