Morris Arnold
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Early life and education
Born in Texarkana, Texas, Arnold received a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering in 1965 from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Arnold attended law school at Fayetteville, receiving the LL.B in 1968. Arnold received his Master of Laws (LL.M), and Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) degrees from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1969 and 1971, respectively.[1]
Legal career
Arnold began his legal career as a private practice attorney in Arkansas in 1968. Arnold served as a teaching fellow in law at Harvard Law from 1969 to 1970 before becoming a Professor at Indiana Law from 1971 to 1977. In 1977, Arnold was named Vice-President of the University of Pennsylvania Law School where he worked until 1981. In 1981, Arnold returned to Arkansas to become a Professor at the University of Arkansas School of Law and resumed private practice work from 1981 to 1984. [1]
Arnold served as as a Special Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court in 1982 and was named Special Master of the Pulaski County Chancery Court in 1983 before resuming teaching as a Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School from 1984 to 1985. Arnold also served as a visiting Professor at Stanford Law in 1985 before becoming Dean of Indiana Law in 1985.[1]
Federal judicial career
Western District of Arkansas
Arnold was nominated to the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas by President Ronald Reagan on October 23, 1985 to a new seat created by 98 Stat. 333, which was approved by Congress. Arnold was confirmed by the Senate on December 16, 1985 on a Senate vote and received commission on December 17, 1985.[1]
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
Arnold was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit by President George Bush on November 6, 1991 to a seat vacated by Donald Lay. Arnold was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 21, 1992 on unanimous consent of the Senate and received commission on May 26, 1992. Arnold later assumed senior status on October 9, 2006.[2]
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Federal judges who have served the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Loken • Benton • Bye • Colloton • Gruender • Melloy • Murphy • Riley • Shepherd • Smith • Wollman |
| Senior judges |
Arnold • Beam • Bowman • Bright • Fagg • Gibson • Hansen • Magill • Ross |
| Former judges |
Adams • Arnold • Blackmun • Booth • Caldwell • Carland • Collet • Cotteral • Faris • Gardner • Gibson • Heaney • Henley • Hook • Johnsen • Kelly • Kenyon • Lay • Lewis • Matthes • McMillian • Mehaffy • Riddick • Ridge • John Sanborn • Walter Sanborn • Walter Smith • Stephenson • Stone • Thayer • Thomas • Van Devanter • Van Oosterhout • Van Valkenburgh • Vogel • Webster • Whittaker • Woodrough |
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Federal judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas |
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| Active judges |
Hendren • Vacancy • Vacancy |
| Senior judges | |
| Magistrate judges |
Marschewski • Bryant • Setser |
| Former judges |
Arnold • Arnold • Caldwell • Harris • Henley • Howard • Lemley • Miller • Parker • Ragon • Ringo • Rogers • Roy • Shell • Story • Waters • Williams • Wright • Youmans |
