James Beene | |
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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 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.
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]
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.
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]
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]
James Beene | |
---|---|
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 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.
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]
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.
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]
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]