Cite as 2020 Ark. 373 SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS

Opinion Delivered November 12, 2020 IN RE RETIREMENT OF CIRCUIT JUDGES

PER CURIAM

Upon their upcoming retirements, the Supreme Court of Arkansas salutes the

following circuit judges for their many years of service and for their many contributions to

the betterment of the judicial system.

Judicial Circuit Circuit Judge Years of Service

First Richard Proctor Twelve First Ann Hudson Twelve Second Brent Davis Twelve Second Ralph Wilson, Jr. Thirty-Two Second Barbara Halsey Fourteen Third Harold Erwin Thirty-Four Fifth William Pearson Twelve Sixth Wiley Branton, Jr. Twenty-Eight Sixth Mary Spencer McGowan Thirty Sixth Chris Piazza Thirty Sixth Joyce Williams Warren Thirty-Two Sixth Vann Smith Thirty-Two Sixth Richard Moore Eighteen Seventh Eddy Easley Eight Eighth North William Randal Wright Fourteen Eighth South Kirk Johnson Eighteen Ninth West Charles Yeargan Twenty-Four Tenth Bynum Gibson, Jr. Twenty-Two Tenth Sam Pope Twenty-Six Eleventh East David Henry Eighteen Eleventh West Bill Benton Eighteen Twelfth J. Michael Fitzhugh Twenty-Two Twelfth James Cox Fourteen Thirteenth David Guthrie Twenty-Eight Fourteenth Gordon Webb Eighteen Seventeenth Robert Edwards Twenty-Nine Seventeenth Tom Hughes Twelve Eighteenth East John Homer Wright Twenty-Two Eighteenth East Wade Naramore Six Eighteenth West Jerry Ryan Six Twentieth Charles E. Clawson, Jr. Twenty-Six Twenty-First Gary Cottrell Twenty-Two Twenty-Second Gary Arnold Thirty Twenty-Second Grisham Phillips Twenty-Two

Recognizing their accomplishments and applauding their efforts, the court extends its

best wishes for active and fulfilling futures.

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