Richard S. Arnold

Richard S. Arnold
Richard S. Arnold
	Terry Lee Shell
Succeeded by	George Howard Jr.
Personal details
Born	Richard Sheppard Arnold; March 26, 1936; Texarkana, Texas, U.S.
Died	September 23, 2004 (aged 68); Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
Relatives	Morris Sheppard (grandfather)
Education	Yale University (BA); Harvard University (LLB)

Richard Sheppard Arnold (March 26, 1936 – September 23, 2004) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas and the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas and then a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Education and career

Born on March 26, 1936, in

United States Senator Dale Bumpers from 1975 to 1978.^[1]

Federal judicial service

Arnold was nominated by President

Terry Lee Shell. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 20, 1978, and received his commission on September 22, 1978. His service terminated on March 7, 1980, due to his elevation to the Eighth Circuit.^[1]

Arnold was nominated by President Carter on December 19, 1979, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, to a new seat authorized by 92 Stat. 1629.^[2] He was confirmed by the Senate on February 20, 1980, and received his commission on February 20, 1980. He served as Chief Judge and as member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1992 to 1998. He assumed senior status on April 1, 2001. His service terminated on September 23, 2004, due to his death in Rochester, Minnesota.^[1]

Relationship with Bill Clinton

As Governor of Arkansas, Bill Clinton befriended Arnold, and as President considered appointing Arnold to the United States Supreme Court. Jeffrey Toobin wrote of "Clinton ... weeping when he" told Arnold "he wasn't going to appoint him" because of Arnold's health.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Richard Sheppard Arnold at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
^ "Carter's Groundbreaking Appointment of Women to the Federal Bench: His Other 'Human Rights' Record" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2007. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
^ Jeffrey Toobin, The Nine (2007), p. 79.

Sources

John Paul Frank; A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. (1993). "A Brief Biography of Judge Richard S. Arnold". scholarship.law.umn.edu. Minnesota Law Review. 1657. Retrieved August 26, 2019.

External links

Richard S. Arnold at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Appearances on C-SPAN

Legal offices
Preceded by Terry Lee Shell	Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas 1978–1980	Succeeded by George Howard Jr.
Preceded by Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit 1980–2001	Succeeded by Lavenski Smith
Preceded by Donald P. Lay	Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit 1992–1998	Succeeded by Pasco Bowman II

[FJC-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Richard Sheppard Arnold at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

[2] "Carter's Groundbreaking Appointment of Women to the Federal Bench: His Other 'Human Rights' Record" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2007. Retrieved 2013-01-17.

[3] Jeffrey Toobin, The Nine (2007), p. 79.

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