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|name = Vic Fleming |
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|caption = Vic Fleming (photo by Lloyd Mazer) |
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|12|26}} |
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|birth_place = [[Jackson, Mississippi]] |
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|occupation = Judge, teacher and author |
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|alma_mater = [[Davidson College]]<br/>[[UALR School of Law]] |
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'''Victor Anson "Vic" Fleming''' (born December 26, 1951) is an American judge, law professor, and writer residing in [[Little Rock, Arkansas]]. |
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'''Victor A. Fleming''', known as '''Vic Fleming''', is an American lawyer and author, born in [[Jackson, Mississippi]]. A graduate of [[Davidson College]] with a law degree from the [[University of Arkansas]], Fleming is a district court judge in [[Little Rock, Arkansas]], well known for his innovative measures against drunk driving.{{fact}} Fleming teaches Law & Literature as an adjunct faculty member at the [[University_of_Arkansas_at_Little_Rock| University of Arkansas at Little Rock's ]]Bowen School of Law. [http://www.law.ualr.edu/faculty/adjunct.asp] |
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He was born in [[Jackson, Mississippi]], and grew up in [[Greenville, Mississippi]]. He holds a B.A. in English from [[Davidson College]] and a J.D. from the [[William H. Bowen School of Law|University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law]]. He has taught at Bowen as an adjunct faculty member since 2003.<ref>[http://www.law.ualr.edu/faculty/adjunct.asp UALR William H. Bowen School of Law Adjunct Faculty] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070330180604/http://www.law.ualr.edu/faculty/adjunct.asp |date=March 30, 2007 }}</ref> He was elected as a district judge for the City of [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]] in 1996, and reelected in 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 without opposition. The position is now officially known as State District Court Judge, Little Rock, Division 2.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://courts.arkansas.gov/content/vic-fleming-department-2pulaski|title=Vic Fleming-Department- 2(Pulaski) {{!}} Arkansas Judiciary|website=courts.arkansas.gov|access-date=2018-01-30}}</ref> |
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He is also noted as an author of (and public speaker on) legal humor, including regular columns in bar publications and three books of legal anecdotes. The first of them, ''Real Lawyers Do Change Their Briefs'' [ISBN 0-914546-82-1], included a foreword by [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] and [[Bill Clinton|Governor Bill Clinton]]. |
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Fleming has written two books of legal humor, including ''Real Lawyers Do Change Their Briefs;''<ref>Fleming, Victor A., and John Deering. ''Real Lawyers Do Change Their Briefs''. Little Rock, Ark: Rose Pub. Co, 1989. {{ISBN|0-914546-82-1}}.</ref> edited five other books, including three volumes of crossword puzzles;<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/Random-House-Casual-Crosswords/dp/0375723315|title=Random House Casual Crosswords, Volume 7|date=2009-08-25|publisher=Random House Puzzles & Games|isbn=9780375723315|editor-last=Rosen|editor-first=Mel|edition= Spi |language=English|editor-last2=Fleming|editor-first2=Victor|editor-last3=Gentry|editor-first3=Bonnie L.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/Random-House-Casual-Crosswords/dp/0375723323|title=Random House Casual Crosswords, Volume 8|date=2010-09-14|publisher=Random House Puzzles & Games|isbn=9780375723322|editor-last=Rosen|editor-first=Mel|edition= Spi |language=English|editor-last2=Fleming|editor-first2=Victor|editor-last3=Gentry|editor-first3=Bonnie L.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/Random-Casual-Crossword-Omnibus-Crosswords/dp/0375723447|title=Random House Casual Crossword Omnibus, Volume 2|date=2011-11-29|publisher=Random House Puzzles & Games|isbn=9780375723445|editor-last=Rosen|editor-first=Mel|edition= Csm |language=English|editor-last2=Fleming|editor-first2=Victor|editor-last3=Gentry|editor-first3=Bonnie L.}}</ref> and published a collection of crossword puzzles entitled ''I Swear''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.puzzazz.com/fleming|title=Victor Fleming, Puzzle Author {{!}} Puzzazz {{!}} The best way to solve puzzles in the digital world|website=Puzzazz|access-date=2018-01-30}}</ref> |
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Fleming is also a noted constructor of [[Crossword_puzzle| crossword puzzles]]. His puzzles have appeared in the New York Times, New York Sun, Wall Street Journal, other major newspapers, and several puzzle books. [http://www.cruciverb.com/index.php/articles/news/554] He appeared, as himself, in the 2006 documentary film [[Wordplay_(film)| Wordplay]], for which he also has a songwriting credit. [http://imdb.com/name/nm2213181] |
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His crossword puzzles have appeared in the ''[[New York Times]]'' and many other newspapers; several magazines, including ''[[Games Magazine]], [[The Rotarian]]'', and ''[[The American Lawyer]]''; and several books, including the ''Simon & Schuster Mega Crossword'' series and ''Random House Casual Crosswords''; and in other venues. He appeared in the 2006 documentary ''[[Wordplay (film)|Wordplay]],'' which also featured a song that he wrote.<ref>{{Citation|last=Victor Fleming|title=Vic Fleming in "Wordplay"|date=2014-12-22|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7Lqr1g6UAs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/U7Lqr1g6UAs| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|accessdate=2018-01-30}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The [[The New York Times crossword puzzle|New York Times crossword puzzle]] published on Friday, May 12, 2017, was collaboratively constructed by Fleming and former president [[Bill Clinton]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.xwordinfo.com/Crossword?date=5/12/2017|title=Friday, May 12, 2017 crossword by Bill Clinton and Victor Fleming|website=www.xwordinfo.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-24}}</ref> |
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He and his wife Susan have two children: Elizabeth and Ted. {{fact}} |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070330180604/http://www.law.ualr.edu/faculty/adjunct.asp UALR Bowen School of Law website], accessed November 24, 2006. |
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Latest revision as of 09:45, 30 July 2023
Vic Fleming | |
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 Vic Fleming (photo by Lloyd Mazer) | |
| Born | December 26, 1951 |
| Alma mater | Davidson College UALR School of Law |
| Occupation(s) | Judge, teacher and author |
Victor Anson "Vic" Fleming (born December 26, 1951) is an American judge, law professor, and writer residing in Little Rock, Arkansas.
He was born in Jackson, Mississippi, and grew up in Greenville, Mississippi. He holds a B.A. in English from Davidson College and a J.D. from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law. He has taught at Bowen as an adjunct faculty member since 2003.[1] He was elected as a district judge for the City of Little Rock in 1996, and reelected in 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 without opposition. The position is now officially known as State District Court Judge, Little Rock, Division 2.[2]
Fleming has written two books of legal humor, including Real Lawyers Do Change Their Briefs;[3] edited five other books, including three volumes of crossword puzzles;[4][5][6] and published a collection of crossword puzzles entitled I Swear.[7]
His crossword puzzles have appeared in the New York Times and many other newspapers; several magazines, including Games Magazine, The Rotarian, and The American Lawyer; and several books, including the Simon & Schuster Mega Crossword series and Random House Casual Crosswords; and in other venues. He appeared in the 2006 documentary Wordplay, which also featured a song that he wrote.[8] The New York Times crossword puzzle published on Friday, May 12, 2017, was collaboratively constructed by Fleming and former president Bill Clinton.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ UALR William H. Bowen School of Law Adjunct Faculty Archived March 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Vic Fleming-Department- 2(Pulaski) | Arkansas Judiciary". courts.arkansas.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ^ Fleming, Victor A., and John Deering. Real Lawyers Do Change Their Briefs. Little Rock, Ark: Rose Pub. Co, 1989. ISBN 0-914546-82-1.
- ^ Rosen, Mel; Fleming, Victor; Gentry, Bonnie L., eds. (2009-08-25). Random House Casual Crosswords, Volume 7 (Spi ed.). Random House Puzzles & Games. ISBN 9780375723315.
- ^ Rosen, Mel; Fleming, Victor; Gentry, Bonnie L., eds. (2010-09-14). Random House Casual Crosswords, Volume 8 (Spi ed.). Random House Puzzles & Games. ISBN 9780375723322.
- ^ Rosen, Mel; Fleming, Victor; Gentry, Bonnie L., eds. (2011-11-29). Random House Casual Crossword Omnibus, Volume 2 (Csm ed.). Random House Puzzles & Games. ISBN 9780375723445.
- ^ "Victor Fleming, Puzzle Author | Puzzazz | The best way to solve puzzles in the digital world". Puzzazz. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ^ Victor Fleming (2014-12-22), Vic Fleming in "Wordplay", archived from the original on 2021-12-11, retrieved 2018-01-30
- ^ "Friday, May 12, 2017 crossword by Bill Clinton and Victor Fleming". www.xwordinfo.com. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
External links
[edit]- UALR Bowen School of Law website, accessed November 24, 2006.
- "Daily Record Puzzle Series To Contain Legal Themes", Cruciverb.com. Accessed November 24, 2006.
- Vic Fleming at IMDb, accessed November 24, 2006.
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