Attorney General Tim Griffin has appointed Patrick Harris, the Director of Advocacy at William H. Bowen School of Law, to serve on the Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission. Griffin praised Harris's distinguished record of public service in his announcement, stating, "Patrick Harris has a long and distinguished record of public service, not only as a federal prosecutor of murder, RICO, extortion, kidnapping, and public-corruption cases but also as a longtime adjunct professor of law at the Bowen Law School and now as its Director of Advocacy supervising adjunct professors and the mock trial and moot court teams."
Griffin added that he had worked closely with Harris at the U.S. Attorney’s Office on two separate occasions. He expressed confidence that Harris's extensive courtroom experience would be an asset to the work of the Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission and ultimately benefit all Arkansans.
Harris's appointment took effect immediately and will last until June 30, 2029.
Tim Griffin was sworn in as the 57th Attorney General of Arkansas on January 10, 2023. Prior to this role, he served as the state’s 20th Lieutenant Governor from 2015-2023. From 2011-2015, Griffin represented Arkansas’s Second Congressional District. He is currently serving as an officer in the U.S. Army Reserve Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps with more than 27 years of service under his belt.
Griffin also served as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas and held various roles within the U.S Department of Justice. He is a graduate of Magnolia High School, Hendrix College in Conway, and Tulane Law School in New Orleans.