Dawn H. Beam
Dawn Henderson Beam | |
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| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2016 | |
| Appointed by | Phil Bryant |
| Preceded by | Randy G. Pierce |
| Chancellor of the 10th Chancery District of Mississippi | |
| In office 2010–2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 15, 1964 Marks, Mississippi |
| Spouse | Dr. Stephen Beam |
| Children | 5 children |
| Education | University of Mississippi (B.A.) University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D.) |
Dawn Henderson Beam (born May 15, 1964) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi.
Biography
Dawn Beam was born May 15, 1964 in Marks, Mississippi.[1] She earned a Bachelor of Arts in business from the University of Mississippi and a law degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law. She was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1989.[2]
State court service
Previously, Beam was a judge for the 10th Chancery District in Mississippi. She was re-elected on November 4, 2014, for a term that began in 2015 and would have expired in 2018.[1]
Service on Supreme Court of Mississippi
On December 28, 2015 Governor Phil Bryant appointed Beam to fill the remaining 10-month term of Justice Randy G. Pierce, who resigned on February 1, 2016.[3]
Advocacy
In her early career, she worked extensively in child support enforcement. Her work as a chancellor and as a county prosecutor included protection of abused and neglected children. After her appointment to the Supreme Court, she continued work for the protection of children as co-chair of the Commission on Children's Justice and ReNewMS. She spearheaded efforts to organize Rescue 100 programs to train more foster parents.[2]
Personal
Beam makes her home in Sumrall. She is a member of Sumrall United Methodist Church in Lamar County. She is married to Dr. Stephen Beam. They have five children.[2]
Her sister is currently serving a prison sentence for multiple federal counts of fraud, mail fraud and money laundering after admitting to swindling veterans and the elderly out of more than $2 million.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Chancellor Dawn Beam". Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Associate Justice Dawn H. Beam District 2, Place 2". courts.ms.gov. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "Bryant names Lamar County judge Beam to state Supreme Court". December 28, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ Brumfield, Patsy (March 29, 2016). "Sister of new Supreme Court justice admits she swindled veterans". Retrieved January 16, 2018.
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