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James P. Beene
Justice, Arizona Supreme Court
Background: Beene was an assistant attorney general for Arizona from 1999 to 2005 and deputy county attorney for Maricopa County from 2005 to 2009. He served as a judge on the Maricopa County Superior Court from 2009 to 2017, then on the Arizona Court of Appeals from 2017 to 2019, when he assumed a seat on the state supreme court.
At a glance
- Court
- Arizona Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Doug Ducey (R); retained by voters in a retention election on November 8, 2022
- Appointed by
- Gov. Doug Ducey (R)
- Appointment date
- Not listed
- Took office
- 2019
- Current term ends
- January 1, 2029
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 8, 2022
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Mild Republican (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: University of California, Santa Barbara, 1988
- Law: University of Arizona College of Law, 1991
- Prior offices
- Arizona Court of Appeals Division One (Maricopa County) (2017 - 2019)
- Maricopa County Superior Court (2009 - 2017)
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Assisted appointment (governor-controlled commission)A nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
Summary of facts listed on James P. Beene’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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