J. Cody Hiland

James Cody Hiland (born 1972) is an American lawyer who is currently serving as the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

J. Cody Hiland
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Assumed office
October 10, 2017
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byChris Thyer
Prosecuting Attorney for the 20th Judicial District of Arkansas
In office
2011–2017
Succeeded byLucas M. Ferguson
Personal details
Born
James Cody Hiland[1]

1972 (age 47–48)[2]
Spouse(s)Jana[1]
EducationUniversity of Central Arkansas
William H. Bowen School of Law (JD)

Education

He graduated from the University of Central Arkansas in 1993[3] and from the William H. Bowen School of Law in 1998 with a Juris Doctor.[4]

Hiland was elected to serve as the prosecuting attorney for the 20th Judicial District of Arkansas in 2010 and was re-elected in 2014.

Hiland served as a partner at Hiland, Thomas & Cox, PLLC; a staff attorney and rural and community liaison for the Arkansas Public Service Commission; program director for the Arkansas Transitional Employment Board; and legislative liaison and aide to Mike Huckabee.[5][6] He was recommended for the position of U.S. Attorney by U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton.[7]

United States Attorney

In July 2017, he was nominated by President Donald Trump to become the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 28, 2017. He was sworn into office on October 10, 2017.[8]

See also

References
  1. Satter, Linda (June 30, 2017). "Prosecutor for 3 Arkansas counties nominated for U.S. attorney post". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  2. https://www.justice.gov/usao-edar/pr/cody-hiland-takes-office-united-states-attorney-eastern-district-arkansas
  3. Alumni (1990-1999)
  4. BOWEN ALUM CODY HILAND CONFIRMED AS U.S. ATTORNEY
  5. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Second Wave of United States Attorney Candidate Nominations". The White House. June 29, 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. Brantley, Max (June 29, 2017). "Trump nominates Cody Hiland to be U.S. attorney for eastern district". Arkansas Times. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  7. Wilson, Kristen (June 29, 2017). "President nominates Cody Hiland for U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas". KATV. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  8. "Cody Hiland Takes Office as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas". www.justice.gov. October 10, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
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