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词条 Dawn H. Beam
释义

  1. Biography

  2. State court service

  3. Service on Supreme Court of Mississippi

  4. Advocacy

  5. Personal

  6. References

  7. External links

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Dawn Henderson Beam (born May 15, 1964) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Biography

Dawn Beam was born May 15, 1964 in Marks, Mississippi.[1] She earned a Bachelor of Arts in business from the University of Mississippi and a law degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law. She was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1989.[2]

State court service

Previously, Beam was a judge for the 10th Chancery District in Mississippi. She was re-elected on November 4, 2014, for a term that began in 2015 and would have expired in 2018.[1]

Service on Supreme Court of Mississippi

On December 28, 2015 Governor Phil Bryant appointed Beam to fill the remaining 10-month term of Justice Randy G. Pierce, who resigned on February 1, 2016.[3]

Advocacy

In her early career, she worked extensively in child support enforcement. Her work as a chancellor and as a county prosecutor included protection of abused and neglected children. After her appointment to the Supreme Court, she continued work for the protection of children as co-chair of the Commission on Children's Justice and ReNewMS. She spearheaded efforts to organize Rescue 100 programs to train more foster parents.[2]

Personal

Beam makes her home in Sumrall. She is a member of Sumrall United Methodist Church in Lamar County. She is married to Dr. Stephen Beam. They have five children.[2]

Her sister is currently serving a prison sentence for multiple federal counts of fraud, mail fraud and money laundering after admitting to swindling veterans and the elderly out of more than $2 million.[4]

References

1. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.chancery10.com/judgebeam.php |title=Chancellor Dawn Beam |access-date=January 16, 2018}}
2. ^{{Cite web |url=https://courts.ms.gov/newsite2/appellatecourts/sc/bios/justicebeam.php |title=Associate Justice Dawn H. Beam District 2, Place 2 |website=courts.ms.gov |access-date=January 16, 2018}}
3. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.wapt.com/article/bryant-names-lamar-county-judge-beam-to-state-supreme-court/2096613 |title=Bryant names Lamar County judge Beam to state Supreme Court |date=December 28, 2015 |access-date=January 16, 2018}}
4. ^{{Cite web |url=https://mississippitoday.org/2016/03/29/justices-sister-admits-she-bilked-veterans-seniors/ |title=Sister of new Supreme Court justice admits she swindled veterans |last=Brumfield |first=Patsy |date=March 29, 2016 |access-date=January 16, 2018}}

External links

  • [https://courts.ms.gov/newsite2/appellatecourts/sc/bios/justicebeam.php Official Biography on Mississippi Supreme Court website]
  • {{Ballotpedia|Dawn_H._Beam|Dawn H. Beam}}
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