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She was honored with a Golden Gavel award in 2006
for her work as chair of the Judicial Nominations
Committee, a committee she chaired for several years.
She was instrumental in planning the design and interior
decorating of the new Bar Center, while serving as
the chair of the Interior Design Subcommittee. She
is a former Governor of the Board of Governors and
a former member of the House of Delegates. She has
served as chair of the Disability Law Committee and
served on the Legislation Committee. She is a Sustaining
Fellow of the Arkansas Bar Foundation and the Association.
She earned an undergraduate degree in English and
Journalism from the University of Arkansas and a Juris
Doctorate degree from the University of Arkansas School
of Law at Fayetteville. Ms.
Pettus is married to Past President Lamar Pettus and
they are the first lawyer couple in Arkansas to both
serve as President of the Association.
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