Background
Hays, Steele was born on March 25, 1925 in Little Rock. Son of L. Brooks and Marion (Prather) Hays.
Hays, Steele was born on March 25, 1925 in Little Rock. Son of L. Brooks and Marion (Prather) Hays.
Bachelor of Arts, University Arkansas, 1948; Juris Doctor, George Washington University, 1951.
Administrative assistant to Congressman Brooks Hays, 1951-1953. Practice in Little Rock, 1953-1979. Member firm Spitzberg, Mitchell & Hays, 1953-1979.
Circuit judge 6th Judicial Circuit Arkansas, Little Rock, 1969-1970. Judge Arkansas Court Appeals, 1979-1981. Associate justice Arkansas Supreme Court, 1981-1995.
Retired, 1995
Chairman Board Law Examiners, 1968-1970.
Member Arkansas committee United States Civil Rights Commission. Delegate Presbyterian Church Consultation on Church Union, 1968-1970. Trustee Presbyterian Foundation.
Chancellor Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas. Member American Bar Association, Arkansas Bar Association (past secretary-treasurer), Sigma Chi, Delta Theta Phi.
Married Peggy Wall, July 12, 1980. Children from previous marriage: Andrew Steele, Melissa Louise, Sarah Anne.