James Beene
James Beene | |
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Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office April 26, 2019 | |
Appointed by | Doug Ducey |
Preceded by | John Pelander |
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Born | 1965 (age 58–59) |
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of California, Santa Barbara (BS) University of Arizona (JD) |
James Patrick Beene (born 1965)[1] is an American lawyer who has served a justice of the Arizona Supreme Court since 2019.
Early life and education
Beene is a graduate of the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he received a bachelor's degree in political science. He graduated from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1991.[2]
Career
After graduating law school, Beene worked as a prosecutor in the Maricopa County Attorney's Office. He also worked in the appellate section of the Arizona Attorney General's Office.
State judicial service
He spent seven years as a judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court, and then was appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals on December 9, 2016.[3]
Appointment to Arizona Supreme Court
On April 26, 2019, Governor Doug Ducey announced his appointment of Beene to be a justice of the Supreme Court of Arizona. He was appointed to the seat left vacant by the retirement of John Pelander.[2] He was sworn in on June 3, 2019, by Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Judicial History". Arizona Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ^ a b "Governor Ducey Appoints James P. Beene To The Supreme Court Of Arizona". Retrieved April 26, 2019.
- ^ "James P. Beene". www.azcourts.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
- ^ "Beene Sworn In As New AZ Supreme Court Justice". www.knau.org. June 4, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
External links
- Biography at Ballotpedia
- Vacancy Application. Archived from the original on April 26, 2019.
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Preceded by John Pelander | Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court 2019–present | Incumbent |
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- Katie Hobbs, Governor
- Adrian Fontes, Secretary of State
- Kris Mayes, Attorney General
- Kimberly Yee, Treasurer
- Tom Horne, Superintendent
- Paul Marsh, Mine Inspector
- Lea Márquez Peterson, Nick Myers, Jim O'Connor, Kevin Thompson, and Anna Tovar, Corporation Commissioners
- Warren Petersen, President
- T. J. Shope, President pro tempore
- Sonny Borrelli, Majority Leader
- Mitzi Epstein, Minority Leader
- Ben Toma, Speaker
- Travis Grantham, Speaker pro tempore
- Leo Biasiucci, Majority Leader
- Lupe Contreras, Minority Leader
- Ann Timmer, Chief Justice
- John Lopez, Vice Chief Justice
- Robert Brutinel
- Clint Bolick
- John Lopez IV
- James Beene
- Bill Montgomery
- Kathryn Hackett King, Associate Justices