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Raymond Abramson
2015 - Present
2030
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Raymond Abramson is a judge for District 1 Position 1 of the Arkansas Court of Appeals. He assumed office in 2015. His current term ends on December 31, 2030.
Abramson won re-election for the District 1 Position 1 judge of the Arkansas Court of Appeals outright after the general election on May 24, 2022, was canceled.
Biography
Education
Abramson received his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia in 1973, and his J.D. from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1976.[1][2]
Career
Before Abramson was elected to his current seat on the Arkansas Court of Appeals, he was appointed by Governor Mike Beebe in June 2010 to fill a different seat vacated by Price Marshall. He retired from the court at the end of 2012, following an unsuccessful Arkansas Supreme Court bid. Before he became a judge, Abramson practiced law in Clarendon, Arkansas for 34 years. During that time he also served as a public defender for Monroe County, Clarendon Municipal Court Judge, Holly Grove Police Court Judge, and Holly Grove City Attorney. He also served as a special justice on the Arkansas Supreme Court.[1][2]
Elections
2022
See also: Arkansas intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
General election
The general election was canceled. Raymond Abramson (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
2014
See also: Arkansas judicial elections, 2014
Abramson ran for election to the court of appeals.
General: He won without opposition in the general election on May 20, 2014.
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2012
- See also: Arkansas judicial elections, 2012
Abramson ran for associate justice on the Arkansas Supreme Court. He was defeated by Judge Josephine Hart in the election on May 22, 2012, receiving 34.61 percent of the vote.[4][5]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Arkansas Court of Appeals District 1 Position 1 |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Arkansas Judiciary, "Judge Raymond Abramson biography," accessed May 8, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Arkansas Times, "Ray Abramson to court of appeals," June 7, 2010
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2014 Arkansas Preferential Primary Elections and Nonpartisan Election," June 12, 2014
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2012 official primary election results," June 1, 2012
- ↑ ArkansasAppeals.com, "Circuit Judge Phillip Whiteaker Elected to Arkansas Court of Appeals," November 9, 2012
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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
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