Collins Kilgore
Collins Kilgore was the Division 13 judge of the Sixth Circuit of Arkansas. He was elected to the position in 2001, and retired from the bench in December 2014. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the Arkansas Supreme Court in 2004.[1][2][3][4]
Education
Kilgore completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1971. He received his J.D. from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 1977. He also received a master's degree in taxation from Georgetown University School of Law in 1978.[2][5][6]
Career
Before becoming judge, Kilgore was Division 2 chancery judge for 10 years in the Sixth Judicial District, beginning in 1991. Before that, he practiced in state and federal courts for 12 years. He was admitted to the Arkansas Bar in 1977.[2][5][7][8]
Awards and associations
- Member, American Judges Association
- Member, Arkansas Judicial Council
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Arkansas Bar Association
- Member, Pulaski County Bar Association
- Member, Nature Conservancy
- Member, Board of Trustees, Arkansas Judicial Retirement System[2][8]
Approach to the law
Kilgore was quoted in the Log Cabin Democrat:
| “ | That's the way it should be, orderly administration of justice. The law needs to be as predictable as possible.[2] - Collins Kilgore[9] | ” |
He was quoted in the Paragourd Daily Press:
| “ | The job is to follow the constitution. Nobody should want a judge who has made up their mind about an issue before they go into the courtroom.[6] - Collins Kilgore[9] | ” |
Noteworthy cases
The Lake View Case
Judge Kilgore wrote the decision, affirmed by the Arkansas Supreme Court, in which the court found the state's funding system was inadequate and inequitable, a violation of the Arkansas Constitution. Kilgore wrote that the system must provide substantially equal educational opportunities and facilities to Arkansas children, and that the funding system in place would not accomplish this. He also found that disparities in teacher salaries were unconstitutional and that salaries were inadequate when compared with competing markets. He ruled that there was insufficient evidence that these failures were willful or contemptuous.[6][10][11]
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External links
- Arkansas Judiciary, "Circuit Judge Information, Collins Kilgore"
- Leagle.com, "Republican Party of Arkansas v. Kilgore"
- Chancery Court of Pulaski County, Arkansas, "Second Division, Final Order," May 25, 2001
Footnotes
- ↑ Arkansas Courts, "List of Sixth Circuit Judges," accessed January 9, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Log Cabin Democrat, "Kilgore spells out views in run for state Supreme Court seat," May 11, 2004
- ↑ Arkansas Blog, "Judicial races begin," May 20, 2013
- ↑ THV11, "Pulaski County attorney Mike Reif announces for circuit judge," May 20, 2013
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Martindale.com, "Collins Kilgore," accessed January 9, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Paragourd Daily Press, "Paragould gets second visit from court candidate," October 6, 2004
- ↑ Lawyers.com, "Collins Kilgore Profile," accessed January 9, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Zoominfo, "Collins Kilgore Profile," January 9, 2015
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Education Justice, "Arkansas: Litigation: Major Cases," accessed January 9, 2015
- ↑ Bureau of Legislative Research, "Memorandum," June 4, 2001
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
