Jon W. Thompson

Jon W. Thompson (1954 – July 22, 2019) was a Judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals from 1995 until his death in 2019.

Jon W. Thompson
Judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals
In office
April 1995 – July 22, 2019
Appointed byFife Symington[1]
Preceded byEino M. Jacobson
Succeeded byD. Steven Williams
Personal details
Born1954
DiedJuly 22, 2019 (aged 65)
Phoenix, Arizona
ResidenceFlagstaff, Arizona
EducationNorthern Arizona University
University of Colorado J.D.

Early life and education

Thompson attended Glendale Community College before earning a bachelor's degree from Northern Arizona University in 1975 and received his Juris Doctor from the University of Colorado in 1979.[2][3]

Thompson was a deputy county attorney in Coconino and Yuma counties. He then served as a judge pro tempore for the Coconino County Superior Court and worked in private practice in Flagstaff.[2][3]

Appointment to state court of appeals

Thompson was appointed to the court by Governor Fife Symington in 1995. He was retained by voters in 1998, 2004, 2010, and 2016. At the time of his death, Thompson was the state's second-longest serving appellate judge.[2][3]

In 2018, Thompson authored a decision that rendered cannabis extracts like hash oil illegal,[4][5] the state supreme court eventually reversed.[6]

References
  1. Service, Arizona Daily Independent News (November 1, 2019). "Judge D. Steven Williams Appointed To The Arizona Court Of Appeals". Arizona Daily Independent.
  2. "Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Jon Thompson dies at age 65". Arizona Daily Sun. August 2019.
  3. "Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Jon Thompson dies at age 65". azcentral.
  4. Flaherty, Joseph (February 1, 2019). "Legislation Could Undo Arizona Court Ruling Banning Marijuana Extracts". Phoenix New Times.
  5. Stern, Ray (June 26, 2018). "Medical-Cannabis Extracts Like Vape Pen Oil Are Illegal, Arizona Appeals Court Rules". Phoenix New Times.
  6. Whitman, Elizabeth (March 19, 2019). "Arizona Supreme Court Justices Appear to Favor Medical-Marijuana Extracts". Phoenix New Times.


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