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
7 opinions where James P. Beene sat on the panel, spanning 2026–2026.
By court
Panel votes per year
How James P. Beene's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with Kathryn H. King for comparison (drop the overlay).
- James P. Beene
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Most-frequent co-panelists
Judges who appeared on the same opinions, ranked by overlap count. Click compare to overlay them on the chart above.
- Ann A. Scott Timmer 7 shared compare
- Lopez 7 shared compare
- Kathryn H. King 6 shared compare
- Maria Elena Cruz 5 shared compare
- Clint Bolick 4 shared compare
- William G. Montgomery 3 shared compare
- Virginia C. Kelly 1 shared compare
Recent opinions
15 most recent opinions where James P. Beene sat on the panel.
| Docket | Court | Filed | Disposition | Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR-25-0203-PR | Ariz. | 2026-06-01 | — | State of Arizona v. Ricky Alonzo Hippensteel |
| CV-25-0070-PR | Ariz. | 2026-05-22 | — | STEPHENS v. STATE |
| CR-20-0031-AP | Ariz. | 2026-05-15 | — | State of Arizona v. Edward Littleton McCauley |
| CR-24-0237-PR | Ariz. | 2026-05-15 | — | State of Arizona v. Dimitri Polanco Romero |
| CV-25-0079-PR | Ariz. | 2026-05-14 | — | SIMMS v. ARIZONA RACING COMMISSION |
| CV-24-0267-PR | Ariz. | 2026-04-28 | — | Chandler v. Roosevelt |
| CV-25-0161-PR | Ariz. | 2026-04-27 | — | Briana Hernandez v. Luis Arturo Loarca |