Elsijane Roy

Elsijane Roy

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas

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United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas

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Education

Law

University of Arkansas School of Law, 1939

Personal

Birthplace

Lonoke, Ark.

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Elsijane Trimble Roy (1916-2007) was a federal judge on the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas.

Roy was nominated to both courts simultaneously by President Jimmy Carter on October 21, 1977, to a seat vacated by Oren Harris; she was confirmed by the Senate on November 1, 1977, and received commission the next day. She assumed senior status on January 1, 1989. She continued serving both courts until December 1, 1990, when her seat on the Western District was reassigned. She continued serving the Eastern District until her death on January 23, 2007. Roy was succeeded in this position by Susan Carter.

Early life and education

• University of Arkansas School of Law, J.D., 1939

Professional career

• Private practice, Lonoke, Arkansas, 1939
• Private practice, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1940
• Attorney, Arkansas State Department of Revenue, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1941-1942
• Private practice, Blytheville, Arkansas, 1945-1963
• Law clerk, Hon. Frank Holt, Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1963-1965
• Circuit judge, Sixth Judicial District of Arkansas, 1966
• Assistant state attorney general, State of Arkansas, 1967
• Law clerk, Hon. Gordon E. Young, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, 1967-1969
• Sr. law clerk, Hon. Paul Williams, U.S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas, 1970-1975
• Associate justice, Arkansas Supreme Court, 1975-1977

Judicial nominations and appointments

Eastern District of Arkansas

Roy was nominated to both courts simultaneously by President Jimmy Carter on October 21, 1977, to a seat vacated by Oren Harris; she was confirmed by the Senate on November 1, 1977, and received commission the next day. She assumed senior status on January 1, 1989. She continued serving both courts until December 1, 1990, when her seat on the Western District was reassigned. She continued serving the Eastern District until her death on January 23, 2007. Roy was succeeded in this position by Susan Carter.

External links

• Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center.

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: Oren Harris	Eastern District of Arkansas 1977–1989 Seat #4	Succeeded by: Susan Carter
Preceded by: Oren Harris	Western District of Arkansas 1977–1990 Seat #4	Succeeded by: Susan Carter