Barbara Elmore
Barbara Elmore is the Division 1 circuit judge of the Twenty-Third Circuit of Arkansas. She was appointed to the position by Governor Mike Beebe in 2007 after the Arkansas Legislature created the judgeship. She was then elected to a full term in 2008. She was re-elected to the Twenty-Third Circuit on May 20, 2014 for a term expiring in 2020.[1][2][3][4][5]
Elections
2014
See also: Arkansas judicial elections, 2014
Elmore ran for re-election to the Twenty-Third Circuit.
General: She won without opposition in the general election on May 20, 2014.
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Education
Elmore earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She received her J.D. from UALR's William H. Bowen School of Law.[1]
Career
Prior to being appointed to Division 1, Elmore was a circuit judge in other divisions of the 23rd Circuit. She was also the district judge of the Southern District of Lonoke County, Lonoke Division from 2005 to 2007. Previously, Elmore was both a criminal prosecuting attorney and defense attorney working in private practice. Elmore was admitted to the bar in 1995.[6][2][1]
Awards and associations
- Arkansas Bar Association
- Arkansas Judicial Council
- Lions Club
- Cabot Civitan Club
- Former President, Lonoke County Bar Association[1][7]
See also
External links
- Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate information: 2014 preferential primary elections & non partisan general election," accessed May 4, 2014
- Arkansas Judiciary, "Circuit courts," accessed April 21, 2014
- Office of the Arkansas Governor, "Beebe appoints three Arkansans to newly created circuit judgeships," May 16, 2007
- The Arkansas Leader, "Lonoke jail welcomes visitors to new facility," August 16, 2011
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Arkansas News, "Elmore running for re-election as circuit judge," July 25, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Office of the Arkansas Governor, "Beebe appoints three Arkansans to newly created circuit judgeships," May 16, 2007
- ↑ Arkansas Judiciary, "Arkansas judicial directory," updated March 4, 2014, accessed May 4, 2014pg. 18
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate information: Barbara Elmore," accessed May 4, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Arkansas Secretary of State, "2014 Arkansas Preferential Primary Elections and Nonpartisan Election," updated June 4, 2014
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Judge profile: Barbara Elmore"
- ↑ State of Arkansas 23rd Judicial Circuit Lonoke County, "1st Division: Circuit Court of Lonoke County, Arkansas"
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 • Arkansas City Courts
State resources:
Courts in Arkansas • Arkansas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Arkansas
