Cliff Hoofman
Cliff Hoofman was a judge on the Arkansas Court of Appeals, District 2, Position 2. He was appointed to the court by Democratic Governor Mike Beebe on December 31, 2014, to succeed Rhonda Wood, who was elected to the Arkansas Supreme Court. He previously served on the appeals court from 2011 to 2012.[1] His term ended in 2016.[2]
Hoofman served as an associate justice on the Arkansas Supreme Court from January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2014. On November 21, 2012, Governor Mike Beebe appointed Hoofman to fill the vacancy created by Robert L. Brown's retirement. Hoofman was not eligible to run for election.[3]
Education
Hoofman received his B.S. from the State College of Arkansas, now the University of Central Arkansas, in 1968, and his J.D. from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1972.[4]
Career
Hoofman began his legal career in 1973 as the city attorney for North Little Rock. He served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1975 to 1982 and in the Arkansas State Senate from 1983 to 2002. As a state senator, he chaired the Legislative Council from 1997 to 1999 and the Joint Budget Committee from 2001 to 2002. He was an Arkansas assistant attorney general from 2003 to 2006, and from 2007 to 2011, he served as the state's highway commissioner. In January 2011, he was appointed to the Arkansas Court of Appeals by Gov. Mike Beebe. In 2013, Beebe appointed Hoofman to the Supreme Court. When Hoofman's term on the supreme court ended in December 2014, Beebe again appointed him to the court of appeals. Hoofman is also a former partner of the law firm of Hale, Hendricks, Hoofman and Thurman and was a senior partner of the firm of Hoofman and Bingham.[4][5]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Arkansas Online, "Beebe appoints 7 to judicial posts," December 31, 2014
- ↑ Judicial selection in Arkansas
- ↑ Magnolia Reporter, "Beebe appoints Cliff Hoofman to Arkansas Supreme Court," November 21, 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Arkansas Judiciary, "Judge Cliff Hoofman biography," accessed August 31, 2015
- ↑ Governor Mike Beebe, Press Release, "Governor Beebe Announces PSC Appointment, Four Judicial Appointments," January 7, 2011
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
