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Jim Spears
Jim Spears is a former Division 3 judge of the Twelfth Circuit serving Sebastian County in Arkansas. He was first elected to the position in 1992. He served until his retirement in December 2016.[1][2]
Education
Spears received an associate degree from Westark Junior College (which later became the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith) in 1966 before earning an undergraduate degree at Arkansas Tech University in 1968. He earned his J.D. at the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1973.[2]
Career
- 1993-2016: Judge, Twelfth Circuit
- 1983-1993: Administrative Law Judge, Workers Compensation Fund[2][3]
Awards and associations
- 2012-2015: Vice Chair, Arkansas Access to Justice
- 2004: Arkansas Bar Association/Arkansas Bar Foundation Lawyer Citizen Award
- 2004: Arkansas Judicial Council Community Service Award
- Jack White Leadership Award
- Grady Secrest Humanitarian Award from the Jaycees
- Silver Beaver, Boy Scouts of America
- Board of Directors, U.S. Marshals Museum
- Commissioner, Arkansas Access to Justice
- Outreach Coordinator, Health Benefits for Workers with Disabilities
- Leadership Fort Smith
- Civic Center Commission
- President Student Bar Association[2][4][5][6]
2010 election
- See also: Arkansas judicial elections, 2010
Spears ran unopposed for re-election to the court in 2010, and was re-elected.[7]
See also
- Arkansas appellate court rules on illegitimacy
- Arkansas 12th Judicial Circuit
- Sebastian County, Arkansas
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Twelfth Circuit Judges
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 SebastianCountyOnline.com, Judge Jim Spears bio
- ↑ LinkedIn profile
- ↑ Arkansas Access to Justice, Judge Jim Spears, Commissioner
- ↑ Arkansas Access to Justice, Judge Jim Spears, Vice Chair of the Commission
- ↑ The Beverly Review, "Community briefs," November 11, 2009
- ↑ The City Wire "Hendricks wins Circuit Judge race," May 19, 2010
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
