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Richard Sheppard Arnold

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978–1980

Richard Sheppard Arnold , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. 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

  • Yale UniversityB.A., 1957
  • Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1960

Career

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 ofArkansas, 1975-1978; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1992-1998

Biography

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.

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