Othello C. Cross, born Cleveland, Mississippi, March 17, 1938; admitted to bar, 1979, Arkansas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. District Courts, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas and District of Columbia. Preparatory education, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (B.S., 1961); legal education, University of Arkansas School of Law at Fayetteville (J.D., 1978). Arkansas State Claims Commission, 1980-1985. Member: Jefferson County Bar Association; Arkansas Bar Association. E−Mail: Othello C. Cross
Jesse L. Kearney, born Gould, Arkansas, January 14, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Arkansas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. District Courts, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, Eastern District of Texas, Northern District of Mississippi and District of Columbia. Preparatory education, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (B.A., Political Science, 1973); legal education, University of Arkansas School of Law at Fayetteville (J.D., 1976). Assistant Attorney General, Arkansas, 1977-1979. Administrative Assistant to Governor of Arkansas, 1979-1981. Arkansas State Claims Commission, 1981-1982. Circuit Court Judge, Eleventh Circuit, Western Division, Jefferson-Lincoln County, Arkansas, 1989-1991. Class Action Litigation Experience includes Pigford v. Glickman, Black Farmers Class Action Lawsuit USDC, DC #97-1978: In Re Black Farmers Discrimination Lawsuit, USDC, DC, Misc. #08MC0511; USDA Hispanic & Women Farmers/Ranchers Claims Administration. Member: Arkansas Bar Association; American Bar Association; National Bar Association; W. Harold Flowers Law Society. E−Mail: Jesse L. Kearney