Timothy Davis Fox Explained

Tim Fox
Office:Pulaski County Circuit Court
Term Start:January 1, 2002
Term End:January 1, 2020
Predecessor:David Bogard
Birth Date:1957
Birth Place:Little Rock, Arkansas
Birthname:Timothy Davis Fox
Residence:Little Rock, Arkansas
Alma Mater:Hendrix College
University of Arkansas School of Law
National Judicial College

Biography

Timothy Davis Fox is the elected Circuit Judge of the Sixth Division of the Sixth Judicial Circuit of the State of Arkansas.[1] Fox was born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas. He graduated from Hall High School in 1975 and attended Hendrix College, graduating with a B.A. in Political Science in 1978. He attended law school at the University of Arkansas, receiving a Juris Doctor degree in 1981.[2]

Supreme Court bid

In 2009 Fox ran for the seat on the Arkansas Supreme Court vacated by the retiring Justice Annabelle Clinton Imber[3] Fox lost to Karen R. Baker.

Education

In 2007 Fox became the first judge in Arkansas to be awarded a Master in Judicial Studies and was awarded the Professional Certificate in Judicial Development from the National Judicial College.[4]

Professional experience

Prior to his election to the bench, Judge Fox practiced law for 21 years. The majority of his career he was engaged in private practice, representing individuals and corporations in litigation. Fox served as Chief Assistant City Attorney for the City of North Little Rock, Arkansas, for five years and served as Prosecutor in the North Little Rock District Court.[5]

Teaching

Fox has served as a member of the Faculty of the National Judicial College and was a Presenter at the 2008 Ben J. Altheimer Symposium at the William H. Bowen School of Law.

Publications

Awards

Fox was voted Pulaski County Judge of the Year in his practice area for two consecutive years. In 2008 he was awarded the Arkansas Bar Association President's Award 2008 for the multimedia presentation, From Marbury to Cooper: Judicial Independence and the Rule of Law".

"From Marbury to Cooper"

In 2007 Fox wrote and produced a presentation called "From Marbury to Cooper: Judicial Independence and the Rule of Law". The program addressed the role of the Arkansas legal community and its judicial system in the resolution of the 1957 "Little Rock Nine" crisis at Central High School.[6] Since its presentation at the 2007 Arkansas Bar Association Annual Meeting, the multimedia presentation has been performed on over 30 occasions in more than six states.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Circuit Judge Information. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120722083626/https://courts.arkansas.gov/circuitcourt/judge_info.cfm?id=35. 2012-07-22.
  2. http://www.arkbar.com/publications/pdf/Circuitjudgeslawyer.pdf Circuit judge profiles from the Arkansas Bar
  3. http://www.katv.com/news/stories/0909/659446.html KATV "Circuit Judge Announces Supreme Court Candidacy", September 15, 2009
  4. http://www.arkbar.com/publications/pdf/Fall_NewsBulletin_2007.pdf Arkansas Bar Association ”Oyez! Oyez!”
  5. Web site: Truth, Justice - a Scowl - and the American Way. Arkansas' Best Lawyers. 2009 . 34).
  6. Web site: On The Road To Diversity: Report of the March 2008 Louisiana State Bar Association. Kelly McNeil. Legier. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110721231019/http://www.lsba.org/diversity/Article2008CONCLAVEOntheRoadtoDiversity31209.pdf. 2011-07-21.