Trump Nominates Arkansas Judge for Federal Judge Position

Trump nominates Arkansas judge for federal judge position

President Donald Trump has nominated a judge from southern Arkansas to be a federal judge for the Western District of Arkansas.

District judge and brother of former Arkansas House Speaker nominated to federal judgeship

From left: Republican state Rep. Matthew Shepherd, District Judge John Shepherd and U.S. Appeals Judge Bobby Shepherd on Jan. 1, 2025 after John Shepherd's swearing in as a 13th Judicial District judge in El Dorado. (Photo courtesy of Matthew Shepherd)President Donald Trump appointed a south Arkansas district judge to a federal judgeship, he announced in a Tuesday social media post. Trump nominated John Thomas Shepherd, currently a district judg…

Trump Nominates El Dorado Judge John Shepherd to Federal Bench

President Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated John Shepherd, a judge on the 13th State Judicial District in El Dorado, to the federal bench in the Western District of Arkansas. Before serving as a circuit judge, Shepherd worked as a prosecutor and private attorney. He holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas School of Law and has been active in civic and professional organizations including the Union County Bar Association, Arkansas Ba…

Trump nominates Arkansas judge to take on federal judge position

President Donald Trump nominated John Shepherd to serve as a federal judge for the Western District of Arkansas.

Trump announces El Dorado judge as pick for federal judgeship | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced on social media his nomination of 13th Judicial Circuit Judge John Shepherd to serve as a federal judge for the Western District of Arkansas.

Trump announces El Dorado judge as pick for federal judgeship

President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced on social media his nomination of 13th Judicial Circuit Judge John Shepherd to serve as a federal judge for the Western District of Arkansas.