Former state Supreme Court chief justice Jack Holt Jr. dies at 93

March 7, 2023 at 5:02 a.m.

by Teresa Moss

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/BOBBY AMPEZZAN / 8/20/15 / Betsey Mowery with Jack Holt at the Rockin' Blue Ribbon Bash fundraiser for the Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation at Temple B'nai Israel.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/BOBBY AMPEZZAN / 8/20/15 / Betsey Mowery with Jack Holt at the Rockin' Blue Ribbon Bash fundraiser for the Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation at Temple B'nai Israel.

Jack Holt Jr., remembered as an architect of Arkansas' modern justice system, died Sunday at the age of 93.

The Arkansas native served as chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court from 1985 to 1995.

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