Arkansas Blog: Judge Roaf dies at 68

Judge Roaf dies at 68

Judge Andree Roaf, who'd served by appointment to the Arkansas Supreme Court (the first black woman to be a justice) and then served a decade as a judge on the Arkanas Court of Appeals, died today after losing consciousness in her Little Rock office. She was 68 and the cause of her death wasn't immediately known. She had been serving as director of the federal court office that monitors the Pulaski County desegregation case.

Her biography here.

Posted by Max Brantley on July 1, 2009 05:34 PM | Permalink

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It is often said that a Judge is the last line against tyranny. We were lucky to have Judge Roaf----a thoughtful, caring jurist who took her work seriously. She contributed a great deal to the law of this state. She will be missed.

Posted by: sjp | July 1, 2009 07:16 PM

EXTREMELY COMPETENT, FAIR, AND HER PASSING IS A GREAT LOSS TO THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.
WONDERFUL LADY. WE WILL MISS HER.

Posted by: LargeAss | July 1, 2009 07:37 PM

LA, I'm guessing you just surprised some people.

Posted by: TheodosiusAR | July 2, 2009 01:16 PM

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