Libertarian Party

About the Official

Judge John A. Buttrick serves on the Superior Court in Maricopa County of Arizona. After earning his Bachelor’s degree from The University of Denver in 1973, he went on to graduate from Harvard Law School in 1976.

He passed the state bar and practiced law in Arizona. He was a partner at Brown and Bain, P.A. for almost 20 years before being appointed a Superior Court judge in 2001. Before his appointment, Buttrick was an active Libertarian Party member and served on the Libertarian National Committee for two terms.

Judge Buttrick was reelected in his 2004 and 2008 retention elections with an overwhelming majority. He is a staunch supporter of ending the war on drugs and actively promotes libertarian ideas throughout his community.

In the summer of 2010, Judge Buttrick spoke at a NORML monthly meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. He discussed and answered questions on the wide range of problems from the war on drugs. Watch the video here.