Susan Owens Hickey

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Susan Hickey
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
Assumed office
October 19, 2011
Appointed by Barack Obama
Preceded by Harry Barnes
Personal details
Born 1955 (age 68–69)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Susan Owens Hickey (born 1955) is a judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.

Early life and education

Born in Dallas, Hickey earned a bachelor's degree in 1977 from the University of Arkansas and a law degree in 1980 from the University of Arkansas School of Law.[1]

Professional career

From 1981 until 1984, Hickey worked as a staff attorney at Murphy Oil Corporation.[1] She then served as a career judicial law clerk to Judge Harry F. Barnes of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas until 2010.[1] In 2010, Hickey became a Circuit Judge in Arkansas on the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit.[1]

Federal judicial service

On April 6, 2011, President Obama nominated Hickey to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas to fill the vacancy created when Barnes took senior status in 2008.[2]

The United States Senate confirmed Hickey in an 83–8 vote on October 13, 2011.[3] She received her commission on October 19.

References

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  3. http://judiciary.senate.gov/nominations/112thCongress.cfm

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
2011–present
Incumbent