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# Christopher J. O'Neil

Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two
- State: Arizona
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

Christopher J. O'Neil — Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two

## Sources

- [Arizona Judicial Performance Review](https://azdirect.az.gov/court-appeals-division-ii)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two Judge — appointed 2022, term through 2027
- Presiding Judge of Casa Grande City Court (2013–2017)
- Justice of the Peace Pro Tempore, hearing criminal and traffic cases
- After law school, O’Neil worked as an associate at Haralson, Miller, Pitt, Feldman & McAnally in Tucson

### Education

- B.A. in English Literature from Arizona State University

### Additional information

- Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two (appointed December 29, 2022; term ends January 2, 2027)
- Pinal County Superior Court (appointed 2017 by Governor Doug Ducey)
- He graduated magna cum laude from Valley Christian High School (2001)
- Christopher J. O’Neil is an Arizona judge serving in two major judicial roles
- Staff attorney for Presiding Judge Robert Carter Olson
- J.D. from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, where he served as Executive Note Editor for the Arizona Law Review
- He has presided over criminal trials, civil cases, and specialty courts, and has also served as a lower court appeals judge
- Served on the Arizona Magistrate’s Association board and in community organizations
- O’Neil resides in Casa Grande with his wife, Amy, and their four children



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Arizona Supreme Court Rule 122 — requests to record proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-a7590105e0bcc22a19de3478) — Statewide Supreme Court rule whose definition includes appellate proceedings, hosted by Division One. 2014 published version; exceptions (h) and (i), request requirements, judicial discretion and later amendments apply. Not a Division One-only local practice. Shared baseline only, not a judge-specific preference or complete local rules inventory. Apply source exceptions, case-type limits, later amendments and case orders. [Official source](https://coa1.azcourts.gov/Portals/1/89/PDFs/Rule%20122.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.