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John Lopez IV
Justice, Arizona Supreme Court
Background: Lopez began his legal career clerking for Justice Charles Jones of the Arizona Supreme Court and as an attorney at Bryan Cave Law Firm. He then worked as an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Arizona from 2002 to 2014.
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) (November 28, 2016)
- Appointed by
- Gov. Doug Ducey (R)
- Appointment date
- November 28, 2016
- Took office
- 2017
- Current term ends
- January 4, 2027
- Next election or retention vote
- November 3, 2026 (retention election)
- Last election
- November 3, 2020
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Strong Republican (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: University of Texas, Austin, 1992
- Law: Arizona State University Law School, 1998
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- 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 John Lopez IV’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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