James P. Beene
Education and employment
Justice James Beene was appointed to the Arizona Supreme Court in 2019. Prior to his appointment, he spent two and a half years on the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One, and seven and a half years on the Arizona Superior Court for Maricopa County. Justice Beene began his legal career as a trial prosecutor, first working at the Pinal County Attorney’s Office, then at the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office and the Peoria City Prosecutor’s Office. He went on to work as an appellate attorney at the Arizona Attorney General’s Office in the Capital Litigation Section and the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office as the Appeals Bureau Chief. Justice Beene has argued numerous cases before the Arizona Court of Appeals, the Arizona Supreme Court, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara and his law degree from the University of Arizona.
Judicial record
611 opinions where James P. Beene sat on the panel, spanning 2017–2026.
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Panel votes per year
How James P. Beene's panel-seat count has shifted year by year.
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- James P. Beene
Most-frequent co-panelists
Judges who appeared on the same opinions. aligned = same bucket (both majority, both dissent); partial = concurred in result but wrote separately; split = the meaningful disagreement (majority vs dissent).
- Ann A. Scott Timmer 208 shared 198 aligned 2 partial 8 split compare
- Clint Bolick 202 shared 193 aligned 1 partial 8 split compare
- John R. Lopez IV 200 shared 200 aligned compare
- William G. Montgomery 160 shared 157 aligned 1 partial 2 split compare
- Robert M. Brutinel 147 shared 147 aligned compare
- Kathryn H. King 120 shared 120 aligned compare
- Samuel Anderson Thumma 109 shared 109 aligned compare
- Diane M. Johnsen 85 shared 85 aligned compare
- Lawrence F. Winthrop 77 shared 77 aligned compare
- Kent E. Cattani 75 shared 74 aligned 1 partial compare
Recent opinions
15 most recent opinions where James P. Beene sat on the panel.
| Docket | Court | Filed | Disposition | Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CV-25-0287-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-30 | Affirmed | McMahan v. Grasshopper |
| CV-25-0213-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-30 | Affirmed | DOE v. THE CORPORATION |
| CV-24-0252-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-29 | Reversed and remanded | GALLERY v. K HOVNANIAN |
| CV-25-0217-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-24 | Affirmed | A & P RANCH LTD v. COCHISE COUNTY |
| CV-25-0116-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-17 | Reversed in part and remanded | Gelvin v. Hon. parker/gelvin |
| CV-25-0033-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-17 | Reversed and remanded | GOLDWATER v. PHOENIX |
| CV-25-0089-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-17 | Affirmed in part | REPUBLICAN NATL COMMITTEE v. FONTES |
| CV-25-0009-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-07 | Affirmed | MAYWALD v. TOYOTA |
| CV-24-0140-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-06 | Affirmed | State Farm v. Balzan |
| CV-24-0295-PR | Ariz. | 2026-06-29 | Affirmed in part, reversed in part, remanded | CENTER FOR AZ v. AZ SECRETARY OF STATE |
| CV-25-0036-PR | Ariz. | 2026-06-17 | Reversed and remanded | MARKHAM v. CAHAVA |
| CR-25-0203-PR | Ariz. | 2026-06-01 | Affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded | State of Arizona v. Ricky Alonzo Hippensteel |
| CV-25-0070-PR | Ariz. | 2026-05-22 | Affirmed | STEPHENS v. STATE |
| CR-20-0031-AP | Ariz. | 2026-05-15 | Affirmed | State of Arizona v. Edward Littleton McCauley |
| CR-24-0237-PR | Ariz. | 2026-05-15 | Affirmed | State of Arizona v. Dimitri Polanco Romero |