Opinion
12-15-2016
IN THE MATTER OF CHIEF JUSTICE HOWARD W. BRILL
Upon completion of his sixteen-month term as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Arkansas, the court expresses its appreciation to Chief Justice Howard W. Brill for his dedicated service to the State of Arkansas and to this court.
Chief Justice Brill graduated from Duke University and earned his J.D. from the University of Florida Law School, where he was editor-in-chief of the law review. He later earned an L.L.M. from the University of Illinois.
Chief Justice Brill served as a judicial law clerk to Judge Robert T. Mann, District Court of Appeal, Florida, from 1970 to 1971, and he practiced law at Spector, Taber & Tappa in Rock Island, Illinois, from 1973 to 1975. In 1975, he began his teaching career at the University of Arkansas School of Law and was named the Vincent Foster Professor of Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility in 1998. During his tenure at the University of Arkansas School of Law, he taught professional responsibility, remedies, civil procedure, and domestic relations. He also taught special topic courses on Baseball and the Law, as well as Arkansas Constitutional Law. He received numerous teaching awards over the span of five decades. Chief Justice Brill also spent time as a Peace Corps volunteer in Sokoto, Northern Nigeria.
Governor Asa Hutchison appointed him Chief Justice to the Arkansas Supreme Court in September 2015. We thank Chief Justice Brill for his many contributions to this court. /s/_________
Justice Paul E. Danielson /s/_________
Justice Courtney Hudson Goodson /s/_________
Justice Rhonda K. Wood /s/_________
Justice Karen R. Baker /s/_________
Justice Josephine Linker Hart /s/_________
Justice Robin F. Wynne
PER CURIAM
Upon completion of his sixteen-month term as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Arkansas, the court expresses its appreciation to Chief Justice Howard W. Brill for his dedicated service to the State of Arkansas and to this court.
Chief Justice Brill graduated from Duke University and earned his J.D. from the University of Florida Law School, where he was editor-in-chief of the law review. He later earned an L.L.M. from the University of Illinois.
Chief Justice Brill served as a judicial law clerk to Judge Robert T. Mann, District Court of Appeal, Florida, from 1970 to 1971, and he practiced law at Spector, Taber & Tappa in Rock Island, Illinois, from 1973 to 1975. In 1975, he began his teaching career at the University of Arkansas School of Law and was named the Vincent Foster Professor of Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility in 1998. During his tenure at the University of Arkansas School of Law, he taught professional responsibility, remedies, civil procedure, and domestic relations. He also taught special topic courses on Baseball and the Law, as well as Arkansas Constitutional Law. He received numerous teaching awards over the span of five decades. Chief Justice Brill also spent time as a Peace Corps volunteer in Sokoto, Northern Nigeria.
Governor Asa Hutchison appointed him Chief Justice to the Arkansas Supreme Court in September 2015. We thank Chief Justice Brill for his many contributions to this court. /s/_________
Justice Paul E. Danielson /s/_________
Justice Courtney Hudson Goodson /s/_________
Justice Rhonda K. Wood /s/_________
Justice Karen R. Baker /s/_________
Justice Josephine Linker Hart /s/_________
Justice Robin F. Wynne