Background
Carpenter, Thomas Milton was born on February 15, 1952 in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Son of Charles Loren and MildredElaine (McDonald) Carpenter.
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Thomas Milton Milton Carpenter
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Hendrix College (Bachelor of Arts). University of Arkansas (Juris Doctor).
Career
Bar: Arkansas 1977, United States District Court (eastern district) Arkansas 1978, United States Court Appeals (8th circuit) 1980, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1981, United States Court Military Appeals 1985, United States Air Force Court Military Review 1985. Cert.criminal trial specialist. Law clerk Arkansas Supreme Court, Little Rock, 1977-1978.
Partner Lessenberry & Carpenter, Little Rock, 1978-1984. Assistant city attorney, Little Rock, 1984-1990, chief commercial litigation division, city attorney, 1991. Coordinator Arkansas Coalition Against the Death Penalty, 1978-1983.
District commissioner Boy Scouts American, 1979. Administrative council Pulaski Heights Methodist Church, Little Rock, 1982-1985. Named Outstanding Assistant City Attorney, National Institute Municipal Law Officers, 1991, Outstanding City Attorney, National Institute Municipal Law Officers, 1994.
Membership
Fellow Arkansas Bar Association (executive county 1991). Member American Bar Association, National Board Trial Advocacy (board directors 1991, vice president 1995, president-elect 1996, president 1997), Arkansas Bar Association (delegate 1979-1981, 83-85, tenured delegate, Golden Gavel award 1982, 1995), Association Trial Lawyers American, Arkansas City Attorney's Association (president 1992-1993), Pulaski County Bar Association.
Connections
Married Betty Kathryn Wilkins, March 26, 1983. Children: Matthew T., Mark L. Bachelor, Hendrix College.
