Susan O. Hickey
American judge (born 1955)
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Susan Bronwyn Owens Hickey[1] (born 1955) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.
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Susan Hickey | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas | |
| Assumed office April 14, 2026 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas | |
| In office February 14, 2019 – September 26, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Paul K. Holmes III |
| Succeeded by | Timothy L. Brooks |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas | |
| In office October 19, 2011 – April 14, 2026 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Harry F. Barnes |
| Succeeded by | John T. Shepherd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Susan Bronwyn Owens 1955 (age 70–71) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | University of Arkansas (BA, JD) |
Early life and education
Born in Dallas, Hickey earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1977 from the University of Arkansas and a Juris Doctor in 1980 from the University of Arkansas School of Law.[2][3]
Career
Before pursuing a legal career, she served as a Bank teller for the United Federal Savings Bank in Springdale, Arkansas in 1978.[1]
Her legal career began in 1981 when she served as an attorney for a single trial while employed at Brown, Compton, and Prewett Ltd in El Dorado, Arkansas.[1]
From 1981 until 1984, Hickey worked as a staff attorney at Murphy Oil Corporation.[2] She then served as a career law clerk to Judge Harry F. Barnes of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas until 2010.[2] In 2010, Hickey became an Arkansas Circuit Courts Judge on the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit.[2][3]
Federal judicial service
On April 6, 2011, President Barack Obama nominated Hickey to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas to fill the vacancy created when Harry F. Barnes assumed senior status in 2008.[4] On October 13, 2011, the United States Senate confirmed Hickey by an 83–8 vote.[5] She received her commission on October 19, 2011.[3] She became chief judge on February 14, 2019, succeeding Paul K. Holmes III.[3] She assumed senior status on April 14, 2026.[3]