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Robert Gladwin
2003 - Present
2026
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Robert Gladwin is a judge for District 3 Position 1 of the Arkansas Court of Appeals. He assumed office in 2003. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Gladwin ran for re-election for the District 3 Position 1 judge of the Arkansas Court of Appeals. He won in the general election on May 22, 2018.
Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Jim Hannah appointed Gladwin to a four-year term as chief judge. Gladwin was sworn in as chief judge in January 2013. He served in this position until January 2017.[1]
Biography
Robert Gladwin earned his B.A. from the University of Arkansas in 1978. and his J.D. from the University of Arkansas in 1981.[2] From 1981 to 1984, Gladwin served as the deputy prosecuting attorney for Washington County, Arkansas. From 1984 to 1985, he worked as an attorney for the law firm of Rose & Gladwin in Fayetteville, and then from 1985 to 1991 he was with the firm of Everett & Gladwin in Prairie Grove. Gladwin was a solo practitioner in Prairie Grove from 1991 to 2002. He became the circuit court magistrate for Washington County in 2002. He also served as district judge for Prairie Grove from 1986 to 2002 and city court judge in Lincoln, Arkansas from 1986 to 2000.[2]
Awards and associations
- Arkansas Bar Association
- Washington County Arkansas Bar Association
- American Judges Association
- Arkansas District Judges Association
- Arkansas Judicial Council
- W. B. Putman American Inn of Court[2]
Elections
2026
Robert Gladwin did not file to run for re-election.
2018
General election
General election for Arkansas Court of Appeals District 3 Position 1
Incumbent Robert Gladwin won election in the general election for Arkansas Court of Appeals District 3 Position 1 on May 22, 2018.
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2010
- See also: Arkansas judicial elections, 2010
Judge Gladwin was re-elected to the Arkansas Court of Appeals for a second eight-year term after running unopposed.[3]
See also
External links
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Officeholder Arkansas Court of Appeals District 3 Position 1 |
Footnotes
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
