Elsijane Roy
| Elsijane Roy | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #4 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Jimmy Carter |
| Active: | 11/1/1977 - 1/1/1989 |
| Senior: | 1/1/1989 - 1/23/2007 |
| Preceded by: | Oren Harris |
| Succeeded by: | Susan Carter |
| Past post: | Western District of Arkansas |
| Past term: | 11/1/1977 - 12/1/1990 |
| Past position: | Seat #4 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1916 |
| Deceased: | 2007 |
| Law School: | University of Arkansas School of Law (1939) |
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Elsijane Trimble Roy (1916-2007) was a federal judge on the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas.
Roy was nominated to both courts simultaneously by President Jimmy Carter on October 21, 1977, to a seat vacated by Oren Harris; she was confirmed by the Senate on November 1, 1977, and received commission the next day. She assumed senior status on January 1, 1989. She continued serving both courts until December 1, 1990, when her seat on the Western District was reassigned. She continued serving the Eastern District until her death on January 23, 2007. Roy was succeeded in this position by Susan Carter.
Early life and education
- University of Arkansas School of Law, J.D., 1939
Professional career
- Private practice, Lonoke, Arkansas, 1939
- Private practice, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1940
- Attorney, Arkansas State Department of Revenue, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1941-1942
- Private practice, Blytheville, Arkansas, 1945-1963
- Law clerk, Hon. Frank Holt, Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1963-1965
- Circuit judge, Sixth Judicial District of Arkansas, 1966
- Assistant state attorney general, State of Arkansas, 1967
- Law clerk, Hon. Gordon E. Young, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, 1967-1969
- Sr. law clerk, Hon. Paul Williams, U.S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas, 1970-1975
- Associate justice, Arkansas Supreme Court, 1975-1977
Judicial career
Eastern District of Arkansas
Roy was nominated to both courts simultaneously by President Jimmy Carter on October 21, 1977, to a seat vacated by Oren Harris;[1] she was confirmed by the Senate on November 1, 1977, and received commission the next day. She assumed senior status on January 1, 1989. She continued serving both courts until December 1, 1990, when her seat on the Western District was reassigned. She continued serving the Eastern District until her death on January 23, 2007. Roy was succeeded in this position by Susan Carter.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
References
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Oren Harris |
Eastern District of Arkansas 1977–1989 Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: Susan Carter |
| Preceded by: Oren Harris |
Western District of Arkansas 1977–1990 Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: Susan Carter |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Brian Miller • Leon Holmes • Susan Carter • D.P. Marshall • Kristine Gerhard Baker | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | H. David Young • Jerry Cavaneau • J. Thomas Ray • Beth Deere • Jerome Kearney • Joe J. Volpe • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Henry Woods • William Overton • Richard Arnold • Terry Shell • Daniel Ringo • Henry Clay Caldwell • John Williams • Jacob Trieber • John Ellis Martineau • Thomas Trimble • Harry Lemley • Oren Harris • Jesse Henley • George Howard • Elsijane Roy • Stephen Reasoner • Gordon Young • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Garnett Eisele • Susan Carter • Thomas Trimble • Jesse Henley • Stephen Reasoner • | ||
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | James Marschewski • Barry Bryant • Erin Setser • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Susan Carter • Richard Arnold • Terry Shell • Morris Arnold • Daniel Ringo • Hugh Waters • Henry Clay Caldwell • Isaac Charles Parker • William Story • John Henry Rogers • Frank Youmans • Heartsill Ragon • Harry Lemley • John Elvis Miller • Oren Harris • Jesse Henley • George Howard • Elsijane Roy • Paul Williams • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Jimm Hendren • Hugh Waters • Harry Lemley • John Elvis Miller • Oren Harris • Paul Williams • | ||
