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Justice Annabelle Imber Tuck, Commissioner

Former Associate Justice, Position 6, Arkansas Supreme Court

B.A., 1971, Smith College
J.D. 1977, UALR-School of Law

Justice Imber Tuck serves as the Supreme Court representative to the Arkansas Access to Justice Commission.

Justice Imber Tuck’s contributions to the bench and bar began in 1977 when she graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law. She practiced law in Little Rock, eventually becoming a partner in the Wright, Lindsey & Jennings law firm. In 1984, then-Governor Bill Clinton appointed her to serve as circuit judge for the Fifth Division of the Sixth Judicial District. Later, Justice Imber Tuck was elected chancery judge for the Sixth Division of the Sixth Judicial District, where she served from 1989 to 1996. It was during this time that Justice Imber Tuck presided over the Lake View case and declared that the public-school financing system then in effect violated the equal protection and education provisions of the Arkansas Constitution. In 1997, Justice Imber Tuck became the first woman elected to the Supreme Court of Arkansas.*

Justice Imber Tuck has served on several legal committees and boards, including:

  • Continuing Legal Education Board of the Supreme Court
  • Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission
  • Amendment 80 Committee
  • Supreme Court Committee on Civil Practice

Justice Imber Tuck is also an active community advocate, having served on the Board of Directors of the St. Vincent Development Foundation, Our House, and the Pulaski County Historical Society. In 1998, she was recognized by Arkansas Business magazine as one of the Top 100 Women in Arkansas.

Justice Imber Tuck retired from the Arkansas Supreme Court at the end of 2009. During the first few months of 2010, Justice Imber enjoyed a long honeymoon to South America with her new husband, Henry Tuck. They have settled together in Little Rock, where Justice Imber Tuck will continue to work for equal justice.

* Paragraph taken from In re Imber, 2009 Ark. 593 (per curiam).



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