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Elsijane Trimble Roy

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas

Elsijane Trimble Roy served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Appointed by Jimmy Carter and confirmed Nov 1, 1977. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Jimmy Carter
Confirmed
Nov 1, 1977
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1916

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of ArkansasJimmy Carter · Nov 1, 1977 – Dec 1, 1990
  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of ArkansasJimmy Carter · Nov 1, 1977 – Jan 23, 2007

Education

  • University of Arkansas School of LawJ.D., 1939

Career

Private practice, Lonoke, Arkansas, 1939; Private practice, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1940; Attorney, Arkansas State Department of Revenue, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1941-1942; Private practice, Blytheville, Arkansas, 1945-1963; Law clerk, Hon. Frank Holt, Arkansas Supreme Court, 1963-1965; Judge, Circuit Court of Arkansas, Sixth Judicial Circuit, 1966; Assistant attorney general, State of Arkansas, 1967; Law clerk, Hon. Gordon E. Young, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, 1967-1969; Senior law clerk, Hon. Paul Williams, U.S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas, 1970-1975; Associate justice, Arkansas Supreme Court, 1975-1977

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