Bobby D. McCallister
Bobby D. McCallister was the Division 1 circuit judge of the Twenty-Second Circuit of Arkansas. He joined the court in January 2009.
McCallister was temporarily suspended with pay in July 2017 after being charged with four felony counts of tax evasion.[1] In November 2017, it was announced that McCallister had reached an agreement with the Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission to resign effective December 15, 2017.[2]
Biography
McCallister earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Central Arkansas and got his J.D. at the University of Memphis. McCallister handles juvenile, family, criminal, probate and some civil cases. In 2009, he established the Truancy FINS (Family in Need of Services) Court. He was admitted to the Arkansas Bar in 1991.[3][4]
Elections
2014
See also: Arkansas judicial elections, 2014
McCallister ran for re-election to the Twenty-Second Circuit.
General: He won without opposition in the general election on May 20, 2014.
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Noteworthy events
McCallister was charged with four felony counts of failing to pay taxes in 2017. After a warrant for his arrest was issued, the judge was booked into jail and released after 10 minutes on July 13, 2017.[7] Four days later, the Arkansas Supreme Court ordered that McCallister be temporarily suspended with pay until the criminal case was resolved.[8]
The Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission (JDDC) also launched an investigation of McCallister over the issue. The commission filed formal charges against McCallister in July 2017. In McCallister's response to the allegations, he denied most of the allegations against him. He admitted that he did not file taxes one year because he knew he didn't have enough money to pay them, but he denied that that constituted admitted to tax evasion. McCallister requested a hearing on the JDDC's statement of allegations.[9]
The JDDC and McCallister reached an agreement in November 2017 that the judge would voluntarily resign, effective December 15, 2017.[2]
Recent news
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See also
External links
- Arkansas Judiciary, "Circuit courts"
- The Saline Courier, "New court program established to help young people on probation," February 16, 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ Arkansas Times, "Circuit judge facing review for failure to pay federal income taxes," June 13, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Arkansas Online, "Arkansas judge facing tax charges to step down," November 18, 2017
- ↑ Saline County, "1st Division, including Juvenile Court," accessed July 20, 2017
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Judge profile: Bobby D. McCallister," accessed July 20, 2017
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate information: Bobby McCallister," accessed May 3, 2014
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2014 Arkansas Preferential Primary Elections and Nonpartisan Election," updated June 4, 2014
- ↑ KATV, "Saline Co. judge booked into jail, accused of failing to file tax returns," July 13, 2017
- ↑ KATV, "Arkansas judge temporarily suspended over tax charges," July 17, 2017
- ↑ Arkansas Times, "Judge Bobby McCallister responds to JDDC allegations, denies allegations he failed to pay state, federal taxes," September 5, 2017
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
