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'''Jim Spears''' is the Division 3 judge of the [[Arkansas Twelfth Circuit|Twelfth Circuit]] serving Sebastian County in [[Arkansas]]
. He was first elected to the position in 1992
. His current term expires in [[c2016|2016]]. <ref>[http://courts.state.ar.us/circuitcourt/jd_list.cfm?cir_id=12 Twelfth Circuit Judges
]</ref><ref name=bio>[http://www.sebastiancountyonline.com/WebForms.nsf/21ac51f5dcacebc7862569690051db9d/a9dd576b17f7f8f48625696900589c17?OpenDocument SebastianCountyOnline.com, Judge Jim Spears bio]</ref>
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'''Jim Spears''' is the Division 3 judge of the [[Arkansas Twelfth Circuit|Twelfth Circuit]] serving Sebastian County in [[Arkansas]]. His current term expires in [[c2016|2016]]. <ref>[http://courts.state.ar.us/circuitcourt/jd_list.cfm?cir_id=12 Twelfth Circuit Judges]</ref>
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==Education==
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Spears received an associate's degree from Westark Junior College (later the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith) in 1966 before earning an undergraduate degree at Arkansas Tech University in 1968. He earned his [[JD]] at the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1973.<ref name=bio/>
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==Career==
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*'''1993-2016:''' Judge, [[Arkansas Twelfth Circuit|Twelfth Circuit]]
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*'''1983-1993:''' Administrative Law Judge, Workers Compensation Fund<ref name=bio/><ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jim-spears/11/a21/a1b LinkedIn profile]</ref>
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==Awards and associations==
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*'''2012-2015:''' Vice Chair, Arkansas Access to Justice
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*'''2004:''' Arkansas Bar Association/Arkansas Bar Foundation Lawyer Citizen Award
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*'''2004:''' Arkansas Judicial Council Community Service Award
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*Jack White Leadership Award
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*Grady Secrest Humanitarian Award from the Jaycees
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*Silver Beaver, Boy Scouts of America
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*Board of Directors, U.S. Marshals Museum
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*Commissioner, Arkansas Access to Justice
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*Outreach Coordinator, Health Benefits for Workers with Disabilities
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*Leadership Fort Smith
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*Civic Center Commission
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*President Student Bar Association<ref name=bio/><ref name=aatj>[http://www.arkansasjustice.org/jimspears Arkansas Access to Justice, Judge Jim Spears, Commissioner]</ref><ref>[http://www.zoominfo.com/CachedPage/?archive_id=0&page_id=-1081125523&page_url=//www.arkansasjustice.org/online/node/29&page_last_updated=2012-07-04T02:54:20 Arkansas Access to Justice, Judge Jim Spears, Vice Chair of the Commission]</ref><ref>[http://www.zoominfo.com/CachedPage/?archive_id=0&page_id=-598872784&page_url=//www.beverlyreview.net/full.php?sid=319¤t_edition=2009-11-11&page_last_updated=2010-12-20T16:11:42 ''The Beverly Review,'' "Community briefs," November 11, 2009
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==2010 election==
==2010 election==
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Arkansas appellate court rules on illegitimacy]]
*[[Arkansas appellate court rules on illegitimacy]]
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*[[Arkansas Twelfth Circuit]]
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*[[Sebastian County, Arkansas]]
==External links==
==External links==