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Phillip Whiteaker
Phillip Whiteaker was a judge for District 1 Position 2 of the Arkansas Court of Appeals. He assumed office in 2013. He left office on December 31, 2022.
Whiteaker was elected to fill the vacant seat for District 1, Position 2 in 2012. He won re-election to the court of appeals in 2014.[1][2]
On April 28, 2021, Whiteaker announced he would not seek re-election in 2022 to his Arkansas Court of Appeals seat.[3]
Biography
Education
Whiteaker received his bachelor's degree from Ouachita Baptist University, and his J.D. from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law.[4]
Career
Before his election to the Court of Appeals, Whiteaker served as a circuit judge for the Circuit Court of Lonoke County, Arkansas for 16 years.[4]
Associations
- American Bar Association
- Arkansas Bar Association
- Pulaski County Bar Association
- Lonoke County Bar Association
- Judge Henry Woods American Inn of Court
- Arkansas Judicial Council[4]
Noteworthy cases
- Courtroom Weekly: Son with cerebral palsy was sexually abused, appellate court rules, December 19, 2013
Elections
2022
Phillip Whiteaker did not file to run for re-election.
2014
See also: Arkansas judicial elections, 2014
Whiteaker ran for re-election to the court of appeals.
General: He won without opposition in the general election on May 20, 2014.[2]
2012
- See also: Arkansas judicial elections, 2012
Whiteaker was elected to District 1, Position 2 on the Arkansas Court of Appeals. This position was formerly held by Judge Raymond Abramson.[5]
Whiteaker competed against Richard Lusby and Jeannette Robertson in the election on May 22, 2012. He was the top vote-getter, receiving 38.09% of the vote. He defeated Jeannette Robertson in the runoff election on November 6, earning 53.78% of the vote.[1][6]
See also
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Arkansas Secretary of State, "2012 official general election results," November 21, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Arkansas Secretary of State, "2014 Arkansas Preferential Primary Elections and Nonpartisan Election," updated May 23, 2014
- ↑ Arkansas Democrat Gazette, "Won't seek new terms, 2 appeals judges say," April 29, 2021
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Arkansas Judiciary, "Judge Phillip Whiteaker biography," accessed August 31, 2015
- ↑ Arkansas Times Blog, "Cabot judge to run for court of appeals," September 13, 2011
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2012 official primary election results," June 12, 2012
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
