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Charles E. Clawson, Jr.
Charles Ed Clawson, Jr. is the Division 3 circuit judge of the Twentieth Circuit of Arkansas. Governor Jim Guy Tucker appointed him as a circuit judge in 1995 and he was first elected to the third division in 1996. He was re-elected to the Twentieth Circuit on May 20, 2014 for a term expiring in 2020.[1][2][3][4]
Elections
2014
See also: Arkansas judicial elections, 2014
Clawson ran for re-election to the Twentieth Circuit.
General: He won without opposition in the general election on May 20, 2014.
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Education
Clawson earned his undergraduate degree at Hendrix College and his J.D. at the University of Arkansas.[5]
Career
Before serving as Twentieth Circuit judge, Clawson was a deputy prosecuting attorney and had a private practice. He was admitted to the bar in 1978.[5][2]
Awards and associations
- Arkansas Judicial Council
- Arkansas Bar Association[2]
See also
- Arkansas 20th Judicial Circuit
- Faulkner County, Arkansas
- Searcy County, Arkansas
- Van Buren County, Arkansas
External links
- Arkansas Judiciary, "Circuit courts," accessed April 21, 2014
- Family Guardian, "Forms: 15.2 criminal complaint against judge," 2001
Footnotes
- ↑ Arkansas Judiciary, "Arkansas judicial directory," updated March 4, 2014, accessed May 3, 2014pg. 17
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Log Cabin Democrat, "Clawson seeking re-election as circuit court judge," Jun 29, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate information: Ed Clawson," accessed May 3, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Arkansas Secretary of State, "2014 Arkansas Preferential Primary Elections and Nonpartisan Election," updated June 4, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Martindale.com, "Judge profile: Charles E. Clawson"
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
