Victor Anson "Vic" Fleming (born December 26, 1951) is an American judge, law professor, and writer residing in

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. He was born in

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, and grew up in

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. He holds a B.A. in English from

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and a J.D. from the

University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law The UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law is a public law school, part of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UA Little Rock). The school is both American Bar Association (ABA) accredited and a member of the Association of American ...

. He has taught at Bowen as an adjunct faculty member since 2003. He was elected as a district judge for the City of

Little Rock ( The "Little Rock") , government_type = Council-manager , leader_title = Mayor , leader_name = Frank Scott Jr. , leader_party = D , leader_title2 = Council , leader_name2 ...

in 1996, and reelected in 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 without opposition. The position is now officially known as State District Court Judge, Little Rock, Division 2. Fleming has written two books of legal humor, including ''Real Lawyers Do Change Their Briefs;'' edited five other books, including three volumes of crossword puzzles; and published a collection of crossword puzzles entitled ''I Swear''. His crossword puzzles have appeared in the ''

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'' and many other newspapers; several magazines, including ''

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'', and ''

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,'' which also featured a song that he wrote. The

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published on Friday, May 12, 2017, was collaboratively constructed by Fleming and former president

Bill Clinton William Jefferson Clinton ( né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He previously served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and agai ...

References

External links

UALR Bowen School of Law website
accessed November 24, 2006.
"Daily Record Puzzle Series To Contain Legal Themes"
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