Courteney Hudson Goodson

Courteney Hudson Goodson

Arkansas Supreme Court
Biography

Justice Courtney Hudson Goodson was raised in Harrison, Arkansas, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1994. She graduated with high honors from the University of Arkansas School of Law. Justice Goodson served as a law clerk at the Arkansas Court of Appeals from 1997 to 2005 for Judges Terry Crabtree and Frank Arey. In 2008, she was elected to the Arkansas Court of Appeals from the third district. In 2010, she was elected to the Arkansas Supreme Court where she serves as the liaison to the Committee on Professional Conduct. In 2014, the Women’s Law Student Association at the University of Arkansas School of Law awarded her the Gayle Pettus Pontz Award. She is a member of the Benton County Bar Association, Washington County Bar Association, Pulaski County Bar Association, Arkansas Bar Association, and Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers. Justice Goodson and her family reside in Fayetteville.

Professional Experience
Justice
Arkansas Supreme Court
- Current
liaison to the Committee on Professional Conduct
Judge
Arkansas Court of Appeals from the third district
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Law Clerk
Arkansas Court of Appeals
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for Judges Terry Crabtree and Frank Arey
Education
University of Arkansas School of Law
J.D. | Law
Honors: high honors
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University of Arkansas - Fayetteville
B.A. (1994)
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude
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Awards
Gayle Pettus Pontz Award
University of Arkansas School of Law
Professional Associations
Benton County Bar Association
Member
Current
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Washington County Bar Association
Member
Current
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Pulaski County Bar Association
Member
Current
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Arkansas Bar Association
Member
Current
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Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers
Member
Current
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Websites & Blogs
Website
Arkansas Supreme Court
Website
Court biography
Contact & Map
Arkansas Justice Building
625 Marshall Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
Telephone: (501) 682-9400