Richard S. Arnold

Richard Sheppard Arnold (March 26, 1936 – September 23, 2004) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas and the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas and then a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Education and career

Born on March 26, 1936, in Texarkana, Texas,

Arnold was nominated by President Carter on December 19, 1979, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, to a new seat authorized by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 20, 1980, and received his commission on February 20, 1980. He served as Chief Judge and as member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1992 to 1998. He assumed senior status on April 1, 2001. His service terminated on September 23, 2004, due to his death in Rochester, Minnesota.