Jodi Dennis
Jodi Dennis is the Division 5 judge of the Eleventh Circuit West of Arkansas. She was appointed to the bench by Governor Mike Huckabee in 2004.[1][2][3] Dennis won re-election to the court on May 20, 2014, for a term expiring in 2020.[4][5] She previously ran unopposed in the 2008 election.[6][7]
Elections
2014
See also: Arkansas judicial elections, 2014
Dennis ran for re-election to the Eleventh Circuit West.
General: She defeated Luther Sutter in the general election on May 20, 2014, receiving 84.4 percent of the vote.
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Education
Dennis earned her undergraduate degree as well as her J.D. at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.[8]
Career
- 2004-2020: Judge, Eleventh Circuit West
- 2002-2004: Assistant public defender, Eleventh West Judicial District
- 1994-1998: Deputy prosecuting attorney, Eleventh West Judicial District
- 1986-1992: Chief legal counsel, Arkansas Secretary of State
- 1985-1986: Deputy prosecuting attorney, Eleventh West Judicial District
- 1983-1985: Deputy prosecuting attorney, Sixth Judicial District
- 1983-Present: Attorney in private practice
- 1983: Admitted to the bar
- 1982-1983: Law clerk, Prosecuting attorney's office in the Sixth Judicial District[3][6][8]
Awards and associations
- 2012-2013: Judge of the Year, Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel
- 2005: Arkansas crisis response team deployed to Atlanta 2005 courthouse shootings
- 2002-2004: Crime Victims Reparations Board
- Director of Governmental Affairs - Pine Bluff Chamber of Commerce
- Member, St. Joseph Catholic Church
- Southeast Arkansas Arts & Science Center Education Committee & Potpourri Committee
- Former member, Auxiliary Board, Methodist Behavioral Hospital
- Volunteer, Arkansas Special Olympics
- Sustainer Junior League of Pine Bluff[3][9][10]
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
- Arkansas News, "Court OKs appointed judges to run for bench," February 23, 2006
Footnotes
- ↑ Arkansas Business, "Huckabee appoints new judge for 11th West Judicial District," June 16, 2004
- ↑ Arkansas Judiciary, "Circuit courts," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 JudgeJodiDennis.com, "Bio," accessed December 1, 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate information: Jodi Dennis," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Arkansas Secretary of State, "Nonpartisan Election Results," May 20, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Arkansas Secretary of State, "2008 Preferential Primary Election & Non Partisan Judicial General Election," 2008
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2006 Preferential Primary and Non-Partisan Judicial General Election," 2006
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Martindale.com, "Judge profile: Jodi Dennis," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ JudgeJodiDennis.com, "Home," accessed December 1, 2013
- ↑ Arkansas Business, "Two appointed to ADED Commission," May 6, 2002
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
