John Lopez IV

John R. Lopez IV is a justice of the Arizona Supreme Court.

John R. Lopez IV
John Lopez speaking in Tempe, Arizona
Associate Justice of the
Arizona Supreme Court
Assumed office
December 19, 2016
Appointed byDoug Ducey
Preceded byNone (New Seat Added to the Court)
Solicitor General of Arizona
In office
January 5, 2015 – 2016
GovernorDoug Ducey
Succeeded byDominic Draye[1]
Personal details
Born1969 (age 50–51)
Political partyRepublican
Alma materUniversity of Texas, Austin (BA)
Arizona State University (JD)

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]

References
  1. "AG Brnovich Appoints Solicitor General | Arizona Attorney General". Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  2. "Attorney General-Elect Mark Brnovich Names Chief of Staff and Solicitor General - Rose Law Group Reporter". 9 December 2014.
  3. "Two New Appointments To The Supreme Court Of Arizona".
Legal offices
New seat Associate Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
2019–present		 Incumbent


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