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Webster Lee "Webb" Hubbell (born 1948), is an author, lecturer, consultant, advocate, and Arkansas lawyer who practiced law from 1974-1993 in Pulaski County. He has held executive level positions in government and industry including: U.S. Associate Attorney General, Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court, Mayor of Little Rock, Managing Partner of the second largest law firm in Arkansas, and Executive and Chief Counsel for a large Washington based Commercial Insurance Company. While he practiced law he was Mayor of Little Rock from 1979 until 1982, one of the nation's youngest mayors. He also served on Little Rock's City Board from 1978 to 1984. He was appointed by Bill Clinton as Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court in 1984 at age 36. When Clinton became President of the United States, Hubbell was appointed as Associate Attorney General, which is the third highest ranking individual in the Justice Department. In 1997, he wrote an autobiography, Friends in High Places, and in May 2014 his first in a series of legal thrillers, (When Men Betray ), was published by Beaufort Books. In May 2015 he published book two of the Jack Patterson Thriller Series, (Ginger Snaps ). == Personal == His wife is Suzanna "Suzy" Hubbell (née Ward). He has four children, Walter, Rebecca (Dietz), Caroline (Yingling), and Kelley. He has seven grandchildren. Born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas, Hubbell was a three sport letterman at Hall High School. He attended the University of Arkansas on a football scholarship where he played offensive tackle for the Razorbacks. In his senior year, the Arkansas Razorbacks were SWC co-champs and beat undefeated Georgia in the Sugar Bowl. He was drafted in the National Football League draft by the Chicago Bears, but a serious knee injury ended his football career. He graduated from Arkansas with degree in Electrical Engineering in 1970, and then graduated with a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law with honors. He began the practice of law with the Rose Law Firm in 1973. In September 1978, he was appointed to Little Rock's City Board of Directors, and in 1979 he was elected Mayor of Little Rock. He served in that position until 1981. He was also re-elected to the City Board of Directors in 1980 where he served until he resigned in 1984 to become the Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court. After his service on the Court, he returned to the Rose Law Firm where he remained until he left for Washington, D.C. in January, 1993. He was active in community affairs including, serving as President of the Visiting Nurses Association, on the Board and Treasurer of the Arkansas Arts Center, on the Board of the UAMS Foundation, and on the Board and Chairman of the State Board of Bar Examiners. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Webster Hubbell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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