J.W. Looney
J.W. Looney was a judge for the Polk County District Court in Arkansas. He was appointed by Governor Mike Beebe on December 31, 2014, for a term that expired on December 31, 2016.[1]
He was previously the Division 1 judge of the Eighteenth Circuit West of Arkansas from 2003 to 2014.[2][3]
Education
Looney completed his undergraduate education at University of Arkansas in 1966, having also attended Southern Arkansas University. He then went on to complete two master's degree at the University of Missouri, one in 1968 and one in 1976. He received his J.D. from the University of Missouri - Kansas City, where he was on the law review, in 1971. Looney received a master's in 2008 and doctorate in 2012 from the National Judicial College/University of Nevada-Reno under a joint program for education of judges. He also has a master's degree from the University of Arkansas.[4][5][3]
Career
Looney has been an attorney for forty years. He worked as an attorney in private practice in Mena and served as a deputy prosecuting attorney for Polk and Little River counties. For twenty years, he was a faculty member at the University of Arkansas School of Law, including eight years as the law school's dean. Looney was admitted to the bar in 1972.[6][7][3]
Awards and associations
- President, American Agricultural Law Association
- Special Assistant Attorney General to advise the Arkansas Water Code Study Commission
- Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission
- American Judges Association
- American Council of Family and Juvenile Court Judges
- Faculty, National Judicial College [3]
Elections
2012
Looney ran for District 4, Position 1 judge on the Court of Appeals in Arkansas. This seat was held by Judge John Robbins, who has announced that he will from the position in 2012.[6] Looney was defeated by Brandon Harrison in the primary election on May 22, 2012, receiving 47.37% of the vote.[8]
- See also: Arkansas judicial elections, 2012
See also
- Arkansas Court of Appeals
- Arkansas 18th Judicial Circuit West
- Montgomery County, Arkansas
- Polk County, Arkansas
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Times Record, "Beebe Appoints Fort Smith Man To Education Panel," December 31, 2014
- ↑ myPulsenews.com, "Ryan announces candidacy for circuit judge," November 11, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Texarkana GOP, "Judge Jake Looney," January 3, 2012
- ↑ Friends of the Court, Vol. 20, no. 2, September 2012
- ↑ The Arkansas Approach to Competency to Stand Trial: "Nailing Jelly to a Tree," 2009
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Arkansas Times Blog, "Looney Announces for Court of Appeals," August 27, 2011
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Judge Profile: J. W. W. Looney," accessed May 31, 2014
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2012 Official Primary Election Results"
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
