Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One Judge — Hon. David Weinzweig retention
Source: elections.maricopa.gov
What does this office do?
- Deciding trials in the county
- Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
- Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Housing Affordability,
David Weinzweig
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · Official site
David Weinzweig is a judge on the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One, appointed in December 2017. He was a business trial lawyer in private practice and defended the state in major lawsuits for three attorneys general.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 10 records
Freedom Club PAC recommended retaining Weinzweig in Arizona's 2026 judicial election.
September 27, 2026
Source: azballot.org
Wrote a ruling that a divorce court had to accept or reject a marital separation agreement as a whole, vacating its partial adoption.
April 3, 2025
Source: azcourts.gov
Wrote a ruling overturning a broad ban on a father's social-media posts about his child because the record lacked evidence of harm to the child.
April 9, 2024
Source: azcourts.gov
Wrote a ruling denying 589 homeowners proximity damages after the state condemned subdivision easements for the South Mountain Freeway.
December 7, 2023
Source: azcourts.gov
Wrote a ruling vacating criminal convictions because the trial court revoked the defendant's right to represent himself without serious obstruction, a warning, or lesser measures.
March 28, 2023
Source: azcourts.gov
Wrote a ruling that a rehabilitation hospital and two doctors could form an enterprise under Arizona's vulnerable-adult protection law; the court ordered damages recalculated.
June 28, 2022
Source: azcourts.gov
Wrote a ruling ordering a new child-custody trial after a court broadly barred a father from presenting evidence.
November 16, 2021
Source: azcourts.gov
Wrote a divided ruling reversing defamation claims over campaign attack ads, citing protection for political speech.
December 8, 2020
Source: azcourts.gov
Wrote a decision upholding suppression of notebook contents that police read during a vehicle inventory search.
October 1, 2019
Source: azcourts.gov
Argued for Arizona officials in a federal appeal over seized wire transfers. The court gave prosecutors immunity for some actions but let other civil-rights claims continue.
July 16, 2015
Source: cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov
Track record — Impartiality
Impartiality · 1 favorable
Arizona's judicial review commission found that Weinzweig met its performance standards for the 2026 retention vote.
April 24, 2026Favorable on Impartiality
Source: jpr.azcourts.gov
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 favorable
Arizona's judicial review commission found that Weinzweig met its performance standards for the 2026 retention vote.
April 24, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: jpr.azcourts.gov
Source: apps.azsos.gov