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Pam Hathaway

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Pam Hathaway

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Elections and appointments
Last election

March 5, 2024

Education

Law

UALR William H. Bowen School of Law, 1992

Personal
Birthplace
Quantico, Va.
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Pam Hathaway ran for election for the District 6 Position 1 judge of the Arkansas Court of Appeals. She lost in the general election on March 5, 2024.

Hathaway completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Pam Hathaway was born in Quantico, Virginia. Hathaway earned a degree from the University of Arkansas-Little Rock in 1989. She earned a law degree from the University of Arkansas-Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law in 1992. Her career experience includes working as an attorney. She previously worked at the Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP firm, as a clerk, and as an associate attorney.[1]

Hathaway has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]

  • Home for Healing
  • Rotary Club 99
  • Leadership Greater Little Rock
  • Clinton School Public Service Academy
  • North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce,
  • Chi Omega

Elections

2024

See also: Arkansas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024

General runoff election

General runoff election for Arkansas Court of Appeals District 6 Position 1

Casey Tucker defeated Molly McNulty in the general runoff election for Arkansas Court of Appeals District 6 Position 1 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Casey Tucker (Nonpartisan)
 
52.3
 
97,593
Molly McNulty (Nonpartisan)
 
47.7
 
89,134

Total votes: 186,727
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General election

General election for Arkansas Court of Appeals District 6 Position 1

Molly McNulty and Casey Tucker advanced to a runoff. They defeated Pam Hathaway in the general election for Arkansas Court of Appeals District 6 Position 1 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Molly McNulty (Nonpartisan)
 
36.5
 
22,519
Casey Tucker (Nonpartisan)
 
33.8
 
20,845
Pam Hathaway (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
29.8
 
18,379

Total votes: 61,743
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Pam Hathaway completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hathaway's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am an Arkansas attorney with over 30 years of experience in the legal profession. I have litigated a variety of cases and represented my clients well. The focus of my career, however, has been in the appellate courts of Arkansas. I have worked for an Arkansas Supreme Court Justice, and I have worked for over two decades for four Arkansas Court of Appeals Judges. I am a married mother of two grown children, and I have a passion for justice and ensuring that every litigant is treated with dignity, fairness, and respect.
  • Experience matters. I am uniquely qualified to take on this judicial role because I represented clients and litigated cases early in my career, but I am the only candidate in this race who has more than two decades of experience working for the court I hope to serve as your next Judge. I have written over 1000 opinions for the appellate courts. I would be ready day one to serve the people of Arkansas.
  • I have been endorsed by three retired Arkansas Court of Appeals Judges. One of those Judges, the Honorable John B. Robbins, was the Chief Judge during my tenure, and I worked directly for him for 16 years.
  • I promise to uphold, honor, and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the state of Arkansas. I will honor the rule of law and will never “legislate from the bench.”
Public policy is set by our legislature, not the courts.
However, the State (and I personally) am very passionate about protecting our children. The best interest of the children is always the highest priority in any case involving children.
I would like to emulate both my parents. I am the daughter of a Marine Corps Vietnam War veteran, and I am the daughter of a longtime county clerk. Both of them took their jobs very seriously, were smart and hardworking, and were proud to serve the public.
Integrity, fidelity to the law, a strong work ethic, and a deep abiding understanding that the elected official works for the public.
Intelligence, devotion to and passion for justice, respect for others, diligence, integrity.
I remember our country’s bicentennial celebration in July 1976. As part of the festivities, if memory serves correctly, the original Constitution traveled across country so that the citizens could see what our founding fathers had written. I was in grade school at the time.
Babysitting. I babysat for various families in my hometown for years and years. It helped pay my expenses to go to college.
Having more introvert than extrovert tendencies.
The Arkansas Court of Appeals is for most people the court of last resort. It handles the bulk of all appeals in the state and is the workhorse of the appellate system.

A judge must have the ability to respectfully collaborate with other judges and their legal staff—- that is key to doing the job well. An appellate judge must have the ability to research and understand legal principles quickly, and be able to apply those skills to the individual cases in order to deliver swift justice. It’s what the public deserves.
Retired Arkansas Court of Appeals Judge John B. Robbins and Federal Judge Price Marshall.
I am uniquely qualified. Among the candidates running in this race, my experience cannot be matched.
I believe it’s beneficial for a judge to have previous experience in the court that the person wishes to serve. Because in Arkansas the judicial races are non-partisan, I do not find it particularly beneficial to have previous experience in politics.
To be elected to the Arkansas Court of Appeals would be my greatest honor and pinnacle achievement. I know that it would be the best and highest use of my skills for the people of Arkansas.
This is not a stepping stone for me.
Judge John B. Robbins, Judge Phillip Whiteaker, and Judge John Pittman
(all retired from the Arkansas Court of Appeals)

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Campaign finance summary


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Pam Hathaway campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Arkansas Court of Appeals District 6 Position 1Lost general$169,696 $97,500
Grand total$169,696 $97,500
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 31, 2024