Jon W. Thompson
{{Short description|American judge (1954–2019)}}
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| office = Judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals
| term_start = April 1995
| term_end = July 22, 2019
| appointer = Fife Symington{{Cite web|url=https://arizonadailyindependent.com/2019/11/01/judge-d-steven-williams-appointed-to-the-arizona-court-of-appeals/|title=Judge D. Steven Williams Appointed To The Arizona Court Of Appeals|first=Arizona Daily Independent News|last=Service|date=November 1, 2019|website=Arizona Daily Independent}}
| predecessor = Eino M. Jacobson
| successor = D. Steven Williams
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| birth_date = 1954
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| death_date = July 22, 2019 (aged 65)
| death_place = Phoenix, Arizona
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| residence = Flagstaff, Arizona
| education = Northern Arizona University
University of Colorado J.D.
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Jon W. Thompson (1954 – July 22, 2019) was a Judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals from 1995 until his death in 2019.
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.{{Cite web|url=https://azdailysun.com/arizona-court-of-appeals-judge-jon-thompson-dies-at-age/article_db0d01b1-5d20-52be-bc33-5d500532f1d9.html|title=Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Jon Thompson dies at age 65|website=Arizona Daily Sun|date=August 2019 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2019/07/23/arizona-court-of-appeals-judge-jon-thompson-dies-65/1806302001/|title=Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Jon Thompson dies at age 65|website=azcentral}}
Legal career
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.
In 2018, Thompson authored a decision that rendered cannabis extracts like hash oil illegal,{{Cite web|url=https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/legislation-could-undo-arizona-court-ruling-on-medical-pot-extracts-11189834|title=Legislation Could Undo Arizona Court Ruling Banning Marijuana Extracts|first=Joseph|last=Flaherty|date=February 1, 2019|website=Phoenix New Times}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/cannabis-extracts-arizona-dispensaries-illegal-appeals-court-rules-10558752|title=Medical-Cannabis Extracts Like Vape Pen Oil Are Illegal, Arizona Appeals Court Rules|first=Ray|last=Stern|date=June 26, 2018|website=Phoenix New Times}} the state supreme court eventually reversed.{{Cite web|url=https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona-supreme-court-justices-appear-to-favor-medical-pot-extracts-11247789|title=Arizona Supreme Court Justices Appear to Favor Medical-Marijuana Extracts|first=Elizabeth|last=Whitman|date=March 19, 2019|website=Phoenix New Times}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20190624201743/https://www.azcourts.gov/coa1/Judges/JON-W-THOMPSON Biography on Arizona Judicial Branch website] archived from the [https://www.azcourts.gov/coa1/Judges/JON-W-THOMPSON original]
- {{Ballotpedia|Jon_Thompson|Jon Thompson}}
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Category:21st-century American judges
Category:Northern Arizona University alumni
Category:Arizona state court judges
Category:University of Colorado alumni
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Category:Glendale Community College (Arizona) alumni
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