John A. Buttrick is an American attorney, judge, and former chairman of the Libertarian Party of Arizona. Buttrick served as a part-time

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for the United States District Court for the District of Arizona from August 17, 2012 until August 16, 2016.

Education and career

Buttrick received his J.D. from

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in 1976 and a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from the

University of Denver The University of Denver (DU) is a private university, private research university in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1864, it is the oldest independent private university in the Mountain States, Rocky Mountain Region of the United States. It is ...

in 1973. Before his appointment to the bench, Buttrick was a partner at the law firm Brown and Bain (now Perkins Coie). In 2001, Governor Jane Dee Hull appointed Buttrick to the Maricopa Superior Court. He served in this position until he accepted an appointment as a federal magistrate in 2012. In the 1990s Buttrick served on the

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and as Chair of the National Platform Committee.

Elections

* Retained as a superior court judge in 2004 and 2008. * Libertarian candidate for the Arizona House of Representatives in 1998 * Libertarian nominee for Governor of Arizona in

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, receiving 3.1% of the vote.

References

External links

Biography

Libertarian Officer website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Buttrick, John A. Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Arizona Libertarians Arizona lawyers United States magistrate judges Harvard Law School alumni University of Denver alumni State political party chairs of Arizona People associated with Perkins Coie