Rita Gruber

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Rita Gruber

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Prior offices
Arkansas Court of Appeals District 6 Position 1
Successor: Casey Tucker

Education

Bachelor's

University of Arkansas, Little Rock, 1973

Law

University of Arkansas, Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law, 1979

Rita Gruber was a judge for District 6 Position 1 of the Arkansas Court of Appeals. She assumed office on January 1, 2009. She left office on December 31, 2024.

Gruber did not seek re-election in 2024.

Gruber was appointed chief judge of the court in 2017 for a four-year term.

Education

Gruber received her B.A. from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 1973 and her J.D. from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law in 1979.[1]

Career

Before her election to the Arkansas Court of Appeals, Gruber served as a circuit judge for the Sixth Judicial District for 18 years. Before that she served as interim Pulaski County judge and practiced law in North Little Rock for 10 years.[1]

Awards and associations

Elections

2024

See also: Arkansas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024

Rita Gruber did not file to run for re-election.

2016

Main article: Arkansas judicial elections, 2016

Gruber ran unopposed for re-election to District 6 of the Arkansas Court of Appeals on March 1.[2]

Arkansas Court of Appeals, District 6, 2016
Candidate
Green check mark transparent.png Rita Gruber Incumbent
Source: Unopposed race; no vote totals reported.

2008

Gruber was elected to the Court of Appeals on May 20, 2008, after winning a race against incumbent Wendell Griffen.[3]

See also

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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Arkansas Court of Appeals District 6 Position 1
2009-2024
Succeeded by
Casey Tucker