| John A. Buttrick | |
| Office: | Chair of the Libertarian Party of Arizona |
| Term Start: | July 2017 |
| Term End: | 2018 |
| Predecessor: | Michael Kielsky |
| Successor: | Howard Blitz |
| Office2: | Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona |
| Term Start2: | August 17, 2012 |
| Term End2: | August 16, 2016 |
| Party: | Libertarian |
| Profession: | Attorney, Judge |
| Alma Mater: | Harvard Law School |
John A. Buttrick is an American attorney, judge, and former chairman of the Libertarian Party of Arizona.
Buttrick served as a part-time United States magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the District of Arizona from August 17, 2012 until August 16, 2016.[1]
Buttrick received his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1976 and a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Denver in 1973.[2] Before his appointment to the bench, Buttrick was a partner at the law firm Brown and Bain (now Perkins Coie). In 2001, Governor Jane Dee Hull appointed Buttrick to the Maricopa Superior Court. He served in this position until he accepted an appointment as a federal magistrate in 2012.
In the 1990s Buttrick served on the Libertarian National Committee and as Chair of the National Platform Committee.[3]