Chris Williams (Arkansas)
Chris E. Williams is the Division 1 judge of the Seventh Circuit of Arkansas. He was elected to the position in 2002. He was re-elected on May 20, 2014 for a term expiring in 2020.[1][2][3][4][5]
Elections
2014
See also: Arkansas judicial elections, 2014
Williams ran for re-election to the Seventh Circuit.
General: He won without opposition in the general election on May 20, 2014.
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Education
Williams received his undergraduate degree from Henderson State University and his J.D. from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.[6][7]
Career
- 2003-2020: Judge, Seventh Circuit
- 1993-2002: Judge, Hot Spring County District Court
- 1985-1992: Attorney, City of Malvern
- 1981-1984: Councilman, Malvern City Council
- 1981: Admitted to the bar[3][6][7]
Awards and associations
- 2012-2013: Chair, Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission
- 2001-2012: Member, Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission
- President, American Judges Association[3][8][7]
Approach to the law
Williams was quoted in Arkansas Online:
| “ | I love the opportunity to help people, and with the drug court, I see success from being compassionate. It is a life-changing event for them, and they need help. They cannot do it on their own.[9] | ” |
| —Chris Williams[7] | ||
See also
External links
- Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate information: 2014 Preferential Primary Elections & Non Partisan General Election," accessed April 12, 2014
- Arkansas Judiciary, "Circuit courts," accessed April 12, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ Arkansas Judiciary, "Circuit courts," accessed April 12, 2014
- ↑ Arkansas Online, "Judicial candidate filings," March 11, 2008
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Arkansas Online, "Malvern judge chairs judicial discipline commission," August 19, 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Information: Chris E. Williams," accessed April 12, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Arkansas Secretary of State, "2014 Arkansas Preferential Primary Elections and Nonpartisan Election," updated May 29, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Martindale.com, "Judge profile: Chris Williams," accessed April 12, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Arkansas Online, "Chris Williams: A career of service as a lawyer and judge in his hometown," December 4, 2011
- ↑ Arkansas.gov, "Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission chairman 1989 to present," accessed April 12, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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
