Dan Ritchey

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Dan Ritchey

Arkansas State Circuit Court District 2 Division 10

Tenure

Present officeholder

Term ends

2020

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Education

Bachelor's

Arkansas State University, 1970

Law

University of Arkansas, Little Rock, 1979

Graduate

University of Arkansas, 1976

Dan Ritchey was elected on May 20, 2014, to serve as judge of the Second Circuit in Arkansas, effective January 1, 2015. His term expires in 2020.

Education

Ritchey earned his B.S. from Arkansas State University in 1970, his M.S. from the University of Arkansas in 1976 and his J.D. from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Military service

Ritchey served in the United States Army from 1970 to 1984.

Career

• 2015-2020: Judge, Arkansas 2nd Judicial Circuit
• 1987-2014: Attorney in private practice
• 1979-1987: Banks and Ritchey Law Offices
• 1978-1979: Law clerk, Bailey, Trimble & Pence

Elections

2014

See also: Arkansas judicial elections, 2014
Ritchey ran for election to the Second Circuit.
General: He defeated Jeanette Robertson in the general election on May 20, 2014, receiving 57.0 percent of the vote.

See also

• Arkansas judicial elections
• Second Circuit
• Courts in Arkansas

External links

• Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate information: 2014 preferential primary elections & non partisan general election," accessed April 7, 2014

Footnotes

Arkansas courts

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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

State resources:

Courts in Arkansas • Arkansas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Arkansas