- Bobby Shepherd
Bobby E. Shepherd (born
November 18 ,1951 , inArkadelphia, Arkansas ) is afederal judge on theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit . He maintains chambers inEl Dorado, Arkansas , the seat of Union County in south Arkansas.Nomination and confirmation
Shepherd was nominated to the Eighth Circuit by President
George W. Bush onMay 18 ,2006 , to fill a seat to be vacated by JudgeMorris S. Arnold . Shepherd was confirmed by theU.S. Senate byvoice vote onJuly 20 ,2006 , even though Arnold was not set to retire for several months yet. Shepherd began hearing casesOctober 18 ,2006 following Arnold's formal retirement. Arnold still judges cases for the court under "Senior status ". Shepherd is Bush's seventh appointment to the Eighth Circuit.Career and education
Shepherd was a United States
Magistrate Judge for theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas from1993 until he joined the Eighth Circuit. From1991 -1993, Shepherd was an Arkansas state trial judge. Previously, Shepherd had been in private practice as an attorney in Arkansas from1976 -1990 .Shepherd received a
B.A. fromOuachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia in1973 . He received hisJ.D. from theUniversity of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville in1975 .External links
* [http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=3127 Federal Judicial Center Profile]
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