In Re Retirement of Justice Josephine Linker Hart
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Opinion
Cite as 2020 Ark. 374 SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS IN RE RETIREMENT OF JUSTICE Opinion Delivered November 12, 2020 JOSEPHINE LINKER HART
PER CURIAM
Upon her retirement from the Supreme Court of Arkansas after eight years of
dedicated service as an associate justice, the court recognizes and expresses its appreciation
to Justice Josephine Linker Hart.
Justice Hart has devoted her life to public service. After graduating from Arkansas
Tech University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1965, she joined the United States Army where
she was stationed at Army headquarters in Japan during the Vietnam War and was promoted
to Captain. In 1969, Justice Hart joined the Army Reserve and started law school at the
University of Arkansas. After graduating from law school in 1971, Justice Hart clerked for
Arkansas Supreme Court Associate Justice Frank Holt. Following her clerkship, Justice Hart
maintained a thriving law practice in Batesville and Mountain View for more than twenty
years where she was an advocate for countless Arkansans dealing with legal issues. She also
retired from the Army Reserve as a Colonel in the Judge Advocate General Corps with more
than twenty years of military service.
Justice Hart was elected to the Arkansas Court of Appeals in 1998 and served that
court until her election to this court in 2012. She has dedicated her time on the appellate bench to the protection of the Arkansas Constitution and the rights of the poor and those
who are incarcerated in our state penitentiary. As a member of the supreme court, Justice
Hart was instrumental in establishing an Attorney Emeritus status for attorneys licensed to
practice law for at least fifty years. She also served as liaison to the Supreme Court Committee
on Civil Practice, the Committee on Criminal Practice, and the Committee on Model Jury
Instructions-Criminal.
On behalf of the people of the State of Arkansas, we thank Justice Hart for her many
years of public service.
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