Richard Sheppard Arnold

Biography of Richard Sheppard Arnold

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Arnold
• First Name: Richard
• Middle Name: Sheppard
• Date of Birth: March , 26 , 1936
• Place of Birth (POB): Texarkana , Texas (US-TX, 48, Tex., Texas, Tx.)
• Date of Death: September , 23 , 2004
• Place of Death (POD): Rochester , Minnesota (US-MN, MN, 27, Minn., Mn.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Richard Sheppard Arnold Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Jimmy Carter ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 08/14/1978
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Well Qualified
• Seat vacated by: Shell , Terry L.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 08/14/1978
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 09/20/1978
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 09/20/1978
• Commission Date: 09/22/1978
• Date of Termination: 03/07/1980
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of Richard Sheppard Arnold

• Court Name: United States District Court, Western District of Arkansas
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Promoted by President: Jimmy Carter ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 08/14/1978
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Well Qualified
• Seat vacated by: Shell , Terry L.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 08/14/1978
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 09/20/1978
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 09/20/1978
• Commission Date: 09/22/1978
• Date of Termination: 03/07/1980
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Third Appointment of Richard Sheppard Arnold

• Court Name: U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
• Promoted by President: Jimmy Carter ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/19/1979
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 92 Stat. 1629
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/19/1979
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 02/19/1980
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 02/20/1980
• Commission Date: 02/20/1980

Richard Sheppard Arnold in the Law School

• Name of School: Yale University
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1957

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Harvard Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1960

Richard Sheppard Arnold Career Path

Employment:

• Law clerk, Hon. William J. Brennan, Jr., Supreme Court of the United States, 1960-1961
• Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1961-1964
• Private practice, Texarkana, Arkansas, 1964-1973
• Delegate, seventh Arkansas constitutional convention, 1969-1970
• Legislative secretary, Gov. Dale Bumpers, Arkansas, 1973-1974
• Legislative assistant, U.S. Sen. Dale Bumpers, Arkansas, 1975-1978
• Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, December 14, 1979; nomination withdrawn by president, December 19, 1979

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