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
624 opinions where James P. Beene sat on the panel, spanning 2017–2026.
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By disposition
Panel votes per year
How James P. Beene's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with John R. Lopez IV for comparison (drop the overlay).
- James P. Beene
- John R. Lopez IV
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 221 shared 211 aligned 2 partial 8 split compare
- John R. Lopez IV 217 shared 217 aligned compare
- Clint Bolick 215 shared 205 aligned 1 partial 9 split compare
- William G. Montgomery 172 shared 169 aligned 1 partial 2 split compare
- Robert M. Brutinel 147 shared 147 aligned compare
- Kathryn H. King 131 shared 131 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
- Maria Elena Cruz 76 shared 75 aligned 1 split compare
Recent opinions
15 most recent opinions where James P. Beene sat on the panel.
| Docket | Court | Filed | Disposition | Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CV-25-0143-PR | Ariz. | 2026-10-28 | Reversed in part and remanded | BURKETT v. DRYJA |
| CV-25-0309-PR | Ariz. | 2026-10-28 | Affirmed | Macdonald v. Macdonald |
| CR-26-0026-PR | Ariz. | 2026-10-26 | Vacated | ROBBINS v. STATE OF ARIZONA |
| CV-26-0106-CQ | Ariz. | 2026-10-09 | — | BLUNT v. TOWN OF GILBERT |
| CV-25-0317-PR | Ariz. | 2026-09-24 | Affirmed | Joseph Terborg v. Town of Payson |
| CV-25-0020-PR | Ariz. | 2026-09-18 | Reversed and remanded | Abraham v. Arizona Board of Regents |
| CV-25-0330-CQ | Ariz. | 2026-09-01 | — | Industrial Park Center v. Great Northern Insurance |
| CV-25-0173-PR | Ariz. | 2026-09-01 | Affirmed | In Re Term of Parental Rights as to M.P. |
| CV-25-0176-PR | Ariz. | 2026-08-24 | Reversed and remanded | Aller v. State |
| CV-25-0119-PR | Ariz. | 2026-08-21 | Vacated and remanded | AROJOJOYE v. ALLEN |
| CV-25-0157-PR | Ariz. | 2026-08-18 | Vacated in part and remanded | Williams v. ades/lamont |
| CR-25-0211-PR | Ariz. | 2026-08-18 | Affirmed | State of Arizona v. Diondra Sharrelle Howard |
| CR-25-0157-PR | Ariz. | 2026-08-12 | Affirmed | Mario Rodriguez-Ramirez v. State of Arizona |
| CV-25-0213-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-30 | Affirmed | DOE v. THE CORPORATION |
| CV-25-0287-PR | Ariz. | 2026-07-30 | Affirmed | McMahan v. Grasshopper |