Arkansas Attorney General Welcomes Summer Interns
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has welcomed six University of Arkansas students into the Attorney General's office internship program.
"Interns have the opportunity to obtain crucial experiences through service-learning," said Rutledge. "Interning in the public sector provides new educational opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. It is a privilege to have some of the brightest young people in Arkansas join the Attorney General's office for the summer session."
The U of A students include:
- Jack Cain is a sophomore at the University of Arkansas studying political science. Cain is from Searcy, where he graduated from Harding Academy in 2016.
- Colton Fisher is a sophomore at the University of Arkansas studying political science. Fisher is from Little Rock where he graduated from Little Rock Christian Academy in 2016.
- Jacob Gibson is a senior at the University of Arkansas studying criminal justice. Gibson is from Vilonia where he graduated from Vilonia High School in 2013.
- Sam Harper is a sophomore at the University of Arkansas studying political science. Harper is from Hazen where he graduated from Hazen High School in 2016.
- Andrew Manning is a junior at the University of Arkansas studying political science. Manning is from Little Rock where he graduated from the Catholic High School for Boys in 2015.
- Anna Toepfer is a sophomore at the University of Arkansas studying psychology. Toepfer is from Little Rock where she graduated from Episcopal Collegiate School in 2016.
About Attorney General Leslie Rutledge: Leslie Carol Rutledge is the 56th attorney general of Arkansas. She is the first woman and first Republican in Arkansas history to be elected to the office. A native of Batesville, she is a graduate of the University of Arkansas and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law. Rutledge clerked for the Arkansas Court of Appeals, was deputy counsel for Gov. Mike Huckabee, served as a deputy prosecuting attorney in Lonoke County and subsequently was an attorney at the Department of Human Services before serving as counsel at the Republican National Committee.
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Judd Deere, communications
Arkansas Attorney General's Office
501-317-9880,
Judd.Deere@arkansasag.gov
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