Dawn Henderson Beam (born May 15, 1964) is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi.
Dawn Beam | |
|---|---|
| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2016 | |
| Appointed by | Phil Bryant |
| Preceded by | Randy G. Pierce |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 15, 1964 Marks, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Spouse | Stephen Beam |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | University of Mississippi (BA, JD) |
Biography
editDawn 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 Juris Doctor degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law. She was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1989.[2]
State court service
editPreviously, 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]
Supreme Court of Mississippi
editOn 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
editIn 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
editBeam 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]
As of 2016, her sister is 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
edit- ^ a b "Chancellor Dawn Beam". Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Associate Justice Dawn H. Beam District 2, Place 2". courts.ms.gov. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "Bryant names Lamar County judge Beam to state Supreme Court". December 28, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ Brumfield, Patsy (March 29, 2016). "Sister of new Supreme Court justice admits she swindled veterans". Retrieved January 16, 2018.
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