J. Cody Hiland Explained

Cody Hiland
Office:Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
Appointer:Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Term Start:July 3, 2023
Predecessor:Robin F. Wynne
Office1:Chair of the Arkansas Republican Party
Term Start1:December 4, 2022
Term End1:July 3, 2023
Predecessor1:Jonelle Fulmer
Successor1:John Parke (acting)
Office2:United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Term Start2:October 10, 2017
Term End2:December 31, 2020
Predecessor2:Chris Thyer
Successor2:Jonathan Ross (acting)
Birth Name:James Cody Hiland
Party:Republican
Education:University of Central Arkansas (BA)
University of Arkansas, Little Rock (JD)

James Cody Hiland[1] (born 1972)[2] is an American lawyer who has served as an associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court since 2023. He was appointed to the court by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders. He served as the United States attorney for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas from 2017 to 2020 after being appointed by President Donald Trump.

Education

He graduated from the University of Central Arkansas in 1993[3] and from the William H. Bowen School of Law in 1998 with a Juris Doctor.[4]

Career

Hiland was elected to serve as the prosecuting attorney for the 20th Judicial District of Arkansas in 2010 and was re-elected in 2014.

Hiland served as a partner at Hiland, Thomas & Cox, PLLC; a staff attorney and rural and community liaison for the Arkansas Public Service Commission; program director for the Arkansas Transitional Employment Board; and legislative liaison and aide to Mike Huckabee.[5] [6] He was recommended for the position of U.S. Attorney by U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton.[7]

United States attorney

In July 2017, he was nominated by President Donald Trump to become the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 28, 2017. He was sworn into office on October 10, 2017.[8] He resigned on December 31, 2020.[9]

Arkansas Supreme Court

In July 2023, upon the death of Justice Robin F. Wynne, he was appointed to the Arkansas Supreme Court by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Satter . Linda . June 30, 2017 . Prosecutor for 3 Arkansas Counties Nominated for U.S. Attorney Post . https://web.archive.org/web/20181130112340/https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/jun/30/hiland-gets-nod-for-u-s-attorney-201706-1/ . dead . November 30, 2018 . . . December 21, 2019.
  2. Web site: Cody Hiland Takes Office as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas . October 10, 2017.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20190403014357/https://uca.edu/politicalscience/alumni/1990-1999/ Alumni (1990-1999)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20191222002047/https://ualr.edu/news/2017/09/29/cody-hiland-bowen/ BOWEN ALUM CODY HILAND CONFIRMED AS U.S. ATTORNEY
  5. News: President Donald J. Trump Announces Second Wave of United States Attorney Candidate Nominations. 8 September 2017. National Archives. whitehouse.gov. June 29, 2017.
  6. News: Brantley. Max. Trump nominates Cody Hiland to be U.S. attorney for eastern district. 12 September 2017. Arkansas Times. June 29, 2017.
  7. News: Wilson. Kristen. President nominates Cody Hiland for U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas. 12 September 2017. KATV. June 29, 2017.
  8. Web site: Cody Hiland Takes Office as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas . October 10, 2017 . www.justice.gov . en . July 14, 2018.
  9. United States Attorney Cody Hiland Announces Resignation . December 24, 2020 . Little Rock, Arkansas . January 5, 2021.
  10. Web site: Evans . Cory . 2023-07-03 . Sanders appoints Cody Hiland to the Arkansas Supreme Court . 2023-07-03 . KATV . en.

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