Appointed by Barack Obama Preceded by Harry Barnes | Name Susan Hickey | |
Alma mater University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Education University of Arkansas, University of Arkansas School of Law | ||
Susan Owens Hickey (born 1955) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.
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Early life and education
Born in Dallas, Hickey earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1977 from the University of Arkansas and a Juris Doctor in 1980 from the University of Arkansas School of Law.
Professional career
From 1981 until 1984, Hickey worked as a staff attorney at Murphy Oil Corporation. 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. In 2010, Hickey became a Circuit Judge in Arkansas on the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit.
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. The United States Senate confirmed Hickey in an 83–8 vote on October 13, 2011. She received her commission on October 19.