Annabelle Clinton Imber
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Annabelle Clinton Imber served as a justice on the Arkansas Supreme Court from 1997 until 2010. [1] On September 9, 2009, Imber informed Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe of her intention to retire from the court effective January 1, 2010, due to ill health. [2] As her term would not have expired until 2011, Governor Beebe appointed William H. Bowen to serve out its remainder. [3]
To date, Imber is the only woman to have been elected to the Arkansas Supreme Court. [2]
Biography
She received her B.A. from Smith College in 1971 and her J.D. from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law in 1977.[1]
Legal career
From 1972-1975 she served as a paralegal with the law office of Arnold, White and Durkee (Houston, TX). In 1975, she joined the office of Wright, Lindsey and Jennings (Little Rock, AR) serving first as a paralegal and later as an attorney and partner. She worked as a Circuit Judge for the 6th and 5th Divisions from 1984 until 1989, when she became a Chancery and Probate Judge for the 6th Judicial District, 6th Division. She held this position through 1996 and then joined the Supreme Court in 1997.[1]
