Earnest Brown
Earnest E. Brown, Jr. is the Division 6 judge of the Eleventh Circuit West of Arkansas. He was elected in 2008. He ran unopposed and won re-election to the Eleventh Circuit West on May 20, 2014.[1][2][3][4]
Elections
2014
See also: Arkansas judicial elections, 2014
Brown ran for re-election to the Eleventh Circuit West.
General: He won without opposition in the general election on May 20, 2014.
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Education
Brown received his undergraduate degree from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He earned his J.D. in 1994 from the University of Arkansas School of Law. In 2000, the chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff named him a top young leader in Jefferson County. Brown is a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.[5][6][7]
Career
Before becoming circuit court judge, Brown was a Democratic Arkansas State Representative for legislative District 16 in Pine Bluff beginning in 2007, and in 2008 was assistant speaker pro tempore for the Arkansas House of Representatives. He had been active in Arkansas Democratic Party politics before that, including a position as secretary of the state chapter from 1998 to 2001 and president of the Jefferson County Young Democrats from 1995 to 1997. From 2000 to 2006, he was an adjunct professor at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. He began his legal career as juvenile prosecutor for Jefferson and Lincoln counties, and practiced with Cross, Kearney & McKissic before becoming partner in the firm Brown and McKissic. He is also a former deputy prosecutor for Jefferson and Lincoln counties. Brown was admitted to the Arkansas Bar in 1995.[8][5][6][7]
Awards and associations
- 2011-2015: Arkansas Pygmalion Commission on Nontraditional Education
- 2011: Arkansas State Court Appointed Advocates (CASA) Award for Juvenile Judge of the Year
- 2005-Present: Board Member, University of Arkansas Alumni Association
- 2003-Present: Board Member, University of Arkansas Law Alumni Society Board
- 2002-2005: Board Member, Pine Bluff Chamber of Commerce
- 2000: 40 under 40 list, Arkansas Business
- 1999: W. Harold Flowers Law Society Young Lawyer of 1999
- 1998-2001: Board of Directors, Leadership Pine Bluff
- 1996: Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Arkansas
- Deacon, Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church Benevolence Ministry
- President, Pine Bluff Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- Board of Directors, Pine Bluff Chamber of Commerce
- Pine Bluff Branch of the NAACP: Thalheimer Award
- Parliamentarian, Arkansas Democratic Black Caucus
- Secretary, Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus
- Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners
- Jefferson County Junior Deputy Administrative Board
- Supreme Court of Arkansas Client Security Fund
- Member, State of Arkansas Democratic Party Central Committee
- Judiciary Committee
- State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Co-chair, Legislative Joint Auditing State Agencies Sub-committee
- Alternate, Joint Public Retirement and Social Security Programs Committee[9][8][6][10][11][7]
See also
External links
- Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate information: 2014 Preferential Primary Elections & Non Partisan General Election," accessed April 21, 2014
- Arkansas Judiciary, "Circuit courts," accessed April 21, 2014
- Influence Explorer, "Earnest E. Brown, Jr.," accessed April 21, 2014
- Pine Bluff Commercial, "Service, community must be more than just words for Pine Bluff," January 18, 2005
- Pine Bluff Commercial, "'Make the dream a reality:' Kingfest starts with push for service," January 12, 2005
Footnotes
- ↑ Arkansas Judiciary, "Circuit courts," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2008 Preferential Primary Election & Non Partisan Judicial General Election," 2008
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate information: Earnest E. Brown, Jr.," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Arkansas Secretary of State, "2014 Arkansas Preferential Primary Elections and Nonpartisan Election," updated May 23, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Martindale.com, "Judge profile: Earnest E. Brown," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Project Vote Smart, "Earnest Brown, Jr.'s biography," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Jefferson-Lincoln County Circuit Court, 6th Division, "Judge Earnest E. Brown, Jr.," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Arkansas Business, "40 under 40: Earnest E. Brown Jr.," 2000
- ↑ Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church, "Benevolence ministry," 2010
- ↑ Office of Governor Mike Beebe, "Governor Beebe announces 38 appointments to boards and commissions," October 4, 2011
- ↑ PoliticalGraveyard.com, "Brown, E to F," December 29, 2013
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
