James Beene
Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
Assumed office
April 26, 2019
Appointed byDoug Ducey
Preceded byJohn Pelander
Judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals
In office
January 2017 – April 26, 2019
Appointed byDoug Ducey
Preceded byMaurice Portley
Succeeded byDavid Gass
Personal details
Born1965 (age 57–58)[1]
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of California, Santa Barbara (BS)
University of Arizona College of Law (JD)

James Patrick Beene (born 1965) 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]

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 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

  1. ↑ "Judicial History". Arizona Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  2. 1 2 "Governor Ducey Appoints James P. Beene To The Supreme Court Of Arizona". Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  3. ↑ "James P. Beene". www.azcourts.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  4. ↑ "Beene Sworn In As New AZ Supreme Court Justice". www.knau.org. June 4, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
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