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American judge (born 1965) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Patrick Beene (born 1965)[1] is an American lawyer who has served a justice of the Arizona Supreme Court since 2019.
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 |
Personal details | |
Born | 1965 (age 58–59) |
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of California, Santa Barbara (BS) University of Arizona (JD) |
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]
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