Gary Cottrell
Gary Ray Cottrell is the Division 1 circuit judge of the Twenty-First Circuit of Arkansas. He was first elected to this position in 1998. He was re-elected to the Twenty-First Circuit in 2008 and again on May 20, 2014, for a term expiring in 2020.[1][2][3][4][5]
Elections
2014
See also: Arkansas judicial elections, 2014
Cottrell ran for re-election to the Twenty-First Circuit.
General: He won without opposition in the general election on May 20, 2014.
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Education
Cottrell received both his undergraduate degree and his J.D. at the University of Arkansas.[6][5]
Career
- 1999-2020: Judge, Twenty-First Circuit
- 1987-1998: Judge, Van Buren Municipal Court
- 1975: Admitted to the Arkansas bar[6][7][3][8]
Courthouse shooting
On September 13, 2011 gunman James Ray Palmer opened fire at the courthouse after asking to see Judge Cottrell and being told that he was unavailable. Palmer injured Vickie Jones, secretary to Judge Cottrell, with a bullet in the leg.[9] Palmer himself died in the hospital hours later due to injuries sustained while police subdued him.[10] Officials say that Palmer had communicated to his family immediately prior to the incident that he was planning to commit suicide.[11]
See also
External links
- Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate information: 2014 preferential primary elections & non partisan general election," accessed May 3, 2014
- Arkansas Judiciary, "Circuit courts," accessed April 21, 2014
- Arkansas Judiciary, "Circuit judge information"
- 40/29 News, "Judge Cottrell sick during courthouse shooting, September 15, 2011
- Change.org, "Petition to impeach Judge Gary R. Cottrell"
- The Times Record, "Crawford judge reacts to court attack," February 8, 2012 (dead link)
Footnotes
- ↑ Arkansas Judiciary, "Arkansas judicial directory," updated March 4, 2014, accessed May 3, 2014pg. 18
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2008 Preferential Primary Election & Non Partisan Judicial General Election," 2008
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Arkansas Secretary of State, "1998 election results," 1998
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate information: Gary R. Cottrell," accessed May 3, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Arkansas Secretary of State, "2014 Arkansas Preferential Primary Elections and Nonpartisan Election," updated June 4, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Martindale.com, "Judge profile: Gary Cottrell"
- ↑ Press Argus-Courier, "Special meeting expected," May 22, 2013
- ↑ Justia Lawyers, "Gary Ray Cottrell,"
- ↑ Times Record, "Update: Suspect in Crawford courthouse shooting ID'd," September 13, 2011
- ↑ Washington Post, "Gunman opens fire at Arkansas courthouse, injuring 1 before he is subdued, dies," September 13, 2011
- ↑ KFSM, "James Ray Palmer opens fire on Crawford County courthouse," September 14, 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
