Elana Wills Explained

Elana Wills
Office:Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
Term Start:October 1, 2008
Term End:December 31, 2010
Appointer:Gov. Mike Beebe
Predecessor:Tom Glaze
Successor:Courtney Hudson Goodson
Birthname:Elana Cunningham
Spouse:Jay Wills
Children:1
Residence:Little Rock, Arkansas
Alma Mater:Arkansas State University
University of Arkansas School of Law

Elana Cunningham Wills (born c. 1962) is an Arkansas Supreme Court justice. Appointed in September 2008, she will serve on the Court until the end of December 2010. She was previously the state's Deputy Attorney General for Opinions.

Early life

Wills was raised in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Education

Wills earned a bachelor's degree in business from Arkansas State University and a law degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law.[1]

Career

Wills has been in the Opinions Division of the Arkansas Attorney General's Office since 1988. Most recently, she had been the state's Deputy Attorney General for Opinions.

On September 2, 2008, she was appointed by Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe to fill a judgeship on the Arkansas Supreme Court following the retirement of Justice Tom Glaze.[2] She was sworn into the office on October 1, 2008 and the term will expire on December 31, 2010. Among other cases she will address is what is probably the final proceeding in the Arkansas State Court system for the West Memphis Three.

Personal life

Wills married Jay Wills, an attorney, in the early 1990s. They have one daughter, Grace.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Governor Beebe Appoints Arkansas Supreme Court Justice . News release . 2008-09-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090720043708/http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do%3AnewsDetail=1&news_id=1201%3Fnum%3D79 . 2009-07-20 .
  2. News: Seth . Blomeley . Wills to replace Glaze on state's high court . Arkansas Democrat-Gazette . 2008-09-03 .