Ann B. Hudson
Ann Beane Hudson is a Division 5 judge of the First Circuit in Arkansas. She began serving in 2009 after the previous judge, Baird Kinney, retired.[1][2] Hudson won re-election to the court on May 20, 2014, and her term will expire in 2020.[3][4]
Elections
2014
See also: Arkansas judicial elections, 2014
Hudson ran for re-election to the First Circuit.
General: She defeated Jeanette Whatley in the general election on May 20, 2014, receiving 74.3 percent of the vote.
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Education
Hudson earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in education from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. She received her J.D. from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.[5][6]
Career
After receiving her law degree, Hudson practiced law in the First Circuit for 15 years. Hudson was chair of the East Arkansas Community College Board of Trustees. She also taught at the University of Arkansas.[6][7]
Awards and associations
- Arkansas Pro Bono Partnership
- American Association for Justice
- Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers
- Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association
- St. Francis County Bar Association
- Board member, East Arkansas Legal
- Professional Advisory Board for Arkansas Children's Hospital
- Arkansas Governor's Council for Children with Learning Disabilities[8][6][7][9]
Approach to the law
Hudson was quoted in the Times-Herald of Forrest City, Arkansas:
| “ | I think a good judge is fair, honest, firm when necessary and completely impartial....A good judge should never be biased by special interest groups or beholden to anyone. Each case before a judge should be decided on its own merits.[10] | ” |
| —Ann B. Hudson[9] | ||
Hudson was further quoted in the Times-Herald:
| “ | The judge has to achieve a good balance between firm discipline and rehabilitative measures. This requires looking at each juvenile, individually, and assessing what is best for that child. It requires assessing the family situation and then reaching a decision that will really work.[10] | ” |
| —Ann B. Hudson[9] | ||
See also
- Arkansas 1st Judicial Circuit
- Cross County, Arkansas
- Lee County, Arkansas
- Monroe County, Arkansas
- Phillips County, Arkansas
- St. Francis County, Arkansas
- Woodruff County, Arkansas
External links
- Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate information: 2014 preferential primary elections & non partisan general election," accessed April 5, 2014
- Arkansas Judiciary, "Circuit judge information, Ann Hudson"
Footnotes
- ↑ Arkansas Judiciary, "First Circuit administrative plans"
- ↑ The First Judicial Circuit of the State of Arkansas, "A short history of the judicial system in the First Judicial Circuit of Arkansas," 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Information: Ann Beane Hudson," accessed April 5, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Arkansas Secretary of State, "Nonpartisan Election Results," May 20, 2014
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Judge profile: Ann Beane Hudson"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Zoominfo, "Ann Beane Hudson," 2008
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Times-Herald of Forrest City, Arkansas, "Ann Hudson announces candidacy for circuit judge," February 18, 2008
- ↑ Pro Bono Recognition 2008, "Arkansas Pro Bono Partnership," 2008
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Times-Herald of Forrest City, Arkansas, "Division 5 judicial candidates hope to rehabilitate youth offenders," May 19, 2008
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
Federal courts:
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Arkansas, Western District of Arkansas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Arkansas, Western District of Arkansas
State courts:
Arkansas Supreme Court • Arkansas Court of Appeals • Arkansas Circuit Courts • Arkansas District Courts
State resources:
Courts in Arkansas • Arkansas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Arkansas
