Background
Witherspoon, Carolyn Brack was born on March 29, 1950 in Little Rock. Daughter of Gordon Paisley and Mildred Louise (Lemon) Brack.
Witherspoon, Carolyn Brack was born on March 29, 1950 in Little Rock. Daughter of Gordon Paisley and Mildred Louise (Lemon) Brack.
Student, University Arkansas, 1968-1970; student, Southern Methodist U., 1970; Bachelor, U. Arkansas, 1974; Juris Doctor with honors, U. Arkansas, 1978.
Worked at Cross Gunter Witherspoon & Galchus, Professional Corporation (Little Rock, Arkansas) specializing in Labor and Employee Relations (Management), Transportation. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Arkansas. 1981, United States. Supreme Court.
Associate Editor, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Law Journal, 1977-1978.
Chair, Little Rock Housing Authority Board of Commissioners. Commissioner, Arkansas Real Estate Commission, 1978-1981.
Arbitrator, Court of Arbitration for Sport. Executive Council, National Conference of Bar Presidents.
Listed in Best Lawyers of America.
Member: Pulaski County (President, 1989-1990), Arkansas (President, 1995-1996. Labor Law Section, Chair, 1991-1992) and American (Member, Labor Law Section, Equal Employment Opportunity Committee) Bar Associations. Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers (President, 1982-1983).
William R. Overton Inn of Court (President, 1992-1993).
American Law Institute. Transportation Lawyers Association (Executive Committee).
Fellow, Arkansas Bar Foundation.
Commissioner Arkansas Real Estate Commission, 1978-1981. Past chairman Little Rock Housing Authority Board of Comm., past president, board directors Advisers for Battered Women. Past board directors, public relations chairman League of Women Voters.
Past president Arkansas Women's History Institute. Fellow American Bar Foundation (Arkansas secretary-treasurer). Member American Bar Association (Equal Employment Opportunity committee, house of deals 1997-1999), American Law Institute, National Conference Bar President (executive county since 1996), Transportation Lawyers Association (Executive Committee since 1997), Arkansas Bar Association (president 1995-1996, Golden Gavel award 1989, 93, Arkansas Institute for Cont.
Legal Education award 1991), Arkansas Association Women Lawyers (president 1982-1983), Pulaski CountyBar Association (president 1989-1990), National Institute Municipal Law Officers (state chairman 1985-1987, vice president 1987-1989), William R. Overton Inn of Court (president 1992-1993).
Married Joseph Roger Armbrust, July 25, 1970 (divorced 1976). 1 child, Catherine Paisley. Married John Leslie Witherspoon, June 15, 1979.