Asa Hutchinson: “Throughout a long career on the Federal bench, Judge Richard Sheppard Arnold has exhibited tremendous integrity and…”

“Throughout a long career on the Federal bench, Judge Richard Sheppard Arnold has exhibited tremendous integrity and commitment to public service. I am honored to join my colleague from Arkansas in introducing legislation to designate the Federal Courthouse in Little Rock, Arkansas, as the Judge Richard S. Arnold United States Courthouse. Finishing toward the top of his class both at Yale College and at Harvard Law School, Judge Arnold began his legal career as a Law Clerk to Justice William J. Brennan, Jr., of the Supreme Court of the United States. In October of 1978, President Carter appointed him to the District Bench for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, and he was soon elevated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in 1980. There he served as Chief Judge from 1992 through 1998. Since April of 2001, Judge Arnold has served as Senior U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eight Circuit. For the duration of his service on the bench, Judge Arnold has maintained a reputation as a true gentleman who possesses a keen intellect. Perhaps the finest measure of a man, however, is found in his friends. Judge Arnold has many. It was the entire bench of the Eastern District of Arkansas that came up with the proposal to name the courthouse in his honor, and nearly every day my mail includes a letter from a Judge in Arkansas championing this designation. Such unqualified support at the end of a long career is truly remarkable.”