John Lopez IV
John R. Lopez IV | |
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Associate Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court | |
Assumed office December 19, 2016 | |
Appointed by | Doug Ducey |
Preceded by | None (New Seat Added to the Court) |
Solicitor General of Arizona | |
In office January 5, 2015 – 2016 | |
Governor | Doug Ducey |
Succeeded by | Dominic Draye[1] |
Personal details | |
Born | 1969 (age 54–55) |
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | University of Texas, Austin (BA) Arizona State University (JD) |
John R. Lopez IV is a justice of the Arizona Supreme Court.
Early life and education
Lopez received his bachelors in political science and Middle Eastern studies from the University of Texas at Austin in 1992. After receiving his bachelor's degree, Lopez did graduate work in political science and Middle Eastern studies at the University of Chicago and graduated from the Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law in 1998. In law school, Lopez was the articles editor for the Arizona State Law Journal.
Professional career
After law school Lopez clerked for Justice Charles Jones of the Arizona Supreme Court.[2] He then worked at the law firm Bryan Cave as a commercial litigator.
Lopez worked for the United States Attorney's Office for more than 12 years. He also served for six months as a legal advisor in Iraq consulting in the prosecution of Saddam Hussein. He served as the solicitor general for Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich immediately before his appointment to the Supreme Court.[3]
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