Appointed by Gov. Mike Beebe Role Justice Name Elana Wills | Children 1 Preceded by Tom Glaze Spouse Jay Wills | |
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Full Name Elana Cunningham Alma mater Arkansas State University
University of Arkansas School of Law Residence Little Rock, Arkansas, United States Education Arkansas State University, University of Arkansas School of Law | ||
Governor Beebe Appoints Arkansas Supreme Court Justice
Elana Cunningham Wills (b. c. 1962) is an Arkansas Supreme Court justice. Appointed in September 2008, she will serve on the Court until the end of December 2010. She was previously the state's Deputy Attorney General for Opinions.
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- Governor Beebe Appoints Arkansas Supreme Court Justice
- Early life and education
- Career
- Marriage and children
- Awards
- References
Early life and education
Elana Cunningham was raised in Jonesboro, Arkansas. She earned a bachelor's degree in business from Arkansas State University and a law degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law.
Career
Wills has been in the Opinions Division of the Arkansas Attorney General's Office since 1988. Most recently, she had been the state's Deputy Attorney General for Opinions.
On September 2, 2008, she was appointed by Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe to fill a judgeship on the Arkansas Supreme Court following the retirement of Justice Tom Glaze. She was sworn into the office on October 1, 2008 and the term will expire on December 31, 2010. Among other cases she will address is what is probably the final proceeding in the Arkansas State Court system for the West Memphis Three.
Marriage and children
Wills married Jay Wills, an attorney, in the early 1990s. They have one daughter, Grace.