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Annabelle Imber Tuck
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Arkansas Supreme Court Position 6
Annabelle Imber Tuck served as a justice on the Arkansas Supreme Court from 1997 until 2010.[1] On September 9, 2009, Imber informed Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe of her intention to retire from the court effective January 1, 2010, due to ill health.[2] As her term would not have expired until 2011, Governor Beebe appointed William H. Bowen to serve out its remainder.[3]
Imber was the first woman to win election to the Arkansas Supreme Court.[4] After her marriage in 2010, she changed her name.[5]
Education
She received her B.A. from Smith College in 1971, and her J.D. from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law in 1977.[1]
Career
- 1997-2009: Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court
- 1996-1997: Chancery and probate judge, Arkansas 6th Judicial Circuit, 6th Division
- 1989-1996: Circuit judge, Arkansas 6th Judicial Circuit, 5th and 6th Divisions
- 1975-1989: Partner/attorney/paralegal, Wright, Lindsey and Jennings[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Arkansas State Courts, Official biography of Justice Imber
- ↑ Arklatex "Arkansas State Supreme Court Justice To Retire," September 12, 2009
- ↑ Arkansas Governor News Release "Supreme Court Justice Annabelle Clinton Imber To Retire Before End Of Term," September 10, 2009
- ↑ ArkansasAppeals.com, "History made with Arkansas's first majority female supreme court," March 4, 2014
- ↑ Arkansas Access to Justice, "Annabelle Imber Tuck, Commissioner," accessed March 26, 2014
