Law School Commencement Ceremony Saturday, May 21
WHAT: The University of Arkansas School of Law Commencement Ceremony.
WHO: Justice Robert Brown of the Arkansas Supreme Court will deliver the keynote address to over 160 juris doctor and 10 master of laws candidates.
WHEN: 1:30 p.m., Saturday, May 21, 2005.
WHERE: Barnhill Arena on the University of Arkansas campus.
ADDITIONAL INFO: The media and public are welcome to attend the ceremony.
BIO OF JUSTICE BROWN: Brown was appointed to Position 7 of the Arkansas Supreme Court in 1990. His past judicial experience was as special circuit judge for Pulaski County.
Brown’s professional experiences include serving as an assistant to former Arkansas Gov. and U.S. Sen. Dale Bumpers and U.S. Congressman Jim Guy Tucker. He served as a member of the Arkansas Bar review from 1979 to 1981 and taught national government as an adjunct professor of law at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock in 1984.
His publications include “The Second Crisis of Little Rock: A Report on Desegregation within the Little Rock Public Schools” in 1988, “From Whence Cometh Our Appellate Judges: Popular Election Versus the Missouri Plan” in 1998 and “Expanded Rights Through State Law: The United States Supreme Court Shows State Courts the Way” in 2002.
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Frankie Frisco, communications coordinator, School of Law, (479) 575-6111, ffrisco@uark.eduHeadlines
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