Morris Sheppard Arnold

b. 1941 · Texarkana, TX

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the Western District of ArkansasJudgeRonald Reagan (Republican)Dec 17, 1985Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Jun 1, 1992
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitJudgeGeorge H.W. Bush (Republican)May 26, 1992

Education

  • University of Arkansas, B.S.E.E., 1965
  • University of Arkansas School of Law, LL.B., 1968
  • Harvard Law School, LL.M., 1969
  • Harvard Law School, S.J.D., 1971

Professional Career

Private practice, Texarkana, Arkansas, 1968; Teaching fellow in law, Harvard University, 1969-1970; Professor, Indiana University School of Law, 1971-1977; Vice president, University of Pennsylvania/professor, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1977-1981; Professor, University of Arkansas School of Law, 1981-1984; Private practice, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1981-1984; Special chief justice, Arkansas Supreme Court, 1982; Special master, Chancery Court of Pulaski County, Arkansas, 1983; Professor, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1984-1985; Visiting professor, Stanford University School of Law, 1985; Dean, Indiana University School of Law, 1985

Other Federal Judicial Service

  • Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review, 2008-2013; presiding judge, 2012-2013

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