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Terry Sullivan (Arkansas)
Terry Sullivan is the Division 3 judge of the Fifteenth Circuit of Arkansas. Governor Mike Huckabee appointed him to the seat in 2003.[1][2][3] Sullivan won re-election to the court on May 20, 2014, and his term will expire in 2020.[4][5]
Elections
2014
See also: Arkansas judicial elections, 2014
Sullivan ran for re-election to the Fifteenth Circuit.
General: He defeated Betsy Danielson in the general election on May 20, 2014, receiving 58.8 percent of the vote.
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Education
Sullivan received his undergraduate degree from Arkansas Tech University. He earned his J.D. at the University of Arkansas School of Law.[3][6]
Career
Before becoming a circuit court judge, Sullivan practiced law for 26 years and had a private practice in Danville. He was also a Fifteenth Circuit chief deputy prosecutor and a city attorney for Danville, Ola, Belleville and Havana. He was admitted to the bar in 1976.[3][6]
Awards and associations
- 2007: Juvenile Judge of the Year, Arkansas Coalition for Juvenile Justice
- Arkansas Bar Association
- Board of Directors, Danville PeeWee Football League
- Board of Directors, Chambers Memorial Hospital
- Board of Directors, Yell County Emergency Medical Services
- Western Arkansas Scottish Rite of Fort Smith
- Arkansas Cattlemen's Association
- Masonic Lodge
- Briggsville Methodist Church[3]
See also
- Judicial selection in Arkansas
- Arkansas 15th Judicial Circuit
- Conway County, Arkansas
- Logan County, Arkansas
- Scott County, Arkansas
- Yell County, Arkansas
External links
- Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate information: 2014 preferential primary elections & non partisan general election," accessed April 27, 2014
- Arkansas Judiciary, "Circuit courts," accessed April 27, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ Arkansas Judiciary, "Circuit courts," accessed April 27, 2014
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2008 Preferential Primary Election & Non Partisan Judicial General Election," 2008
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 The Courier Online, "Honoring his honor," September 25, 2007
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate information: Terry Sullivan," accessed April 27, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Arkansas Secretary of State, "Nonpartisan Election Results," May 20, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Martindale.com, "Judge profile: Terry Sullivan"
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
