Bobby E. Shepherd

Personal

Birthday: 
1951
Birthplace: 
Arkadelphia, AR
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, Arkansas, 1976-1990
Circuit-chancery judge, Circuit Court of Arkansas, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, 1991-1993

Education

Name of School: 
Ouachita Baptist University
Degree: 
B.A.
Degree Year: 
1973
Name of School - Second: 

University of Arkansas School of Law

The University of Arkansas School of Law, one of National Jurist magazine's Top 20 Values in legal education and U.S. News and World Reports top 45 public law schools, will prepare you for success. Located in the heart of the beautiful University of Arkansas campus, the law school offers challenging courses taught by nationally recognized faculty, unique service opportunities, and a close-knit community that puts law students first.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1975

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Court Name: 

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating: 
George W. Bush
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
10/10/2006
Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services: 

U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas, 1993-2006