Heartsill Ragon

Judge Heartsill Ragon

Personal

Birthday:

3/20/1885

Birthplace:

Dublin, AR

Date of Death:

9/15/1940

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Clarksville, Arkansas, 1908-1923
State representative, Arkansas, 1911-1913
District attorney, Clarksville, Arkansas, 1916-1920
U.S. representative from Arkansas, 1923-1933

Education

Name of School:

Washington and Lee University School of Law

Washington and Lee University's School of Law was one of just 12 of the nation's top 30 law schools to post black enrollment gains over the past decade, and one of four with gains exceeding 15 percent, with an increase of 33% from 1997 to 2006.

Degree:

LL.B.

Degree Year:

1908

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas

Court Name:

Arkansas Western District Court

President Nominating:

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

5/17/1933

Termination Date:

9/15/1940

Termination Reason:

Death