James Beene
James Beene | |
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Associate Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court | |
Assumed office April 26, 2019 | |
Appointed by | Doug Ducey |
Preceded by | John Pelander |
Judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals | |
In office January 2017 – April 26, 2019 | |
Appointed by | Doug Ducey |
Preceded by | Maurice Portley |
Succeeded by | David Gass |
Personal details | |
Born | 1965 (age 56–57)[1] |
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of California at Santa Barbara (B.S.) University of Arizona College of Law (J.D.) |
James Patrick Beene (born 1965) is an Associate Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court.
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]
Professional 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 an associate 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.
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Arizona state court judges
- Justices of the Arizona Supreme Court
- James E. Rogers College of Law alumni
- University of California, Santa Barbara alumni
- 21st-century American judges
- Arizona Republicans