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Biography

David J. Sachar is a visiting professor of law at the University of Arkansas - Bowen School of Law in Little Rock, Arkansas. He teaches doctrinal classes on criminal law, remedies, evidence, and other subjects. Prior to joining law faculty, he was the Director of the Center for Judicial Ethics. The Center for Judicial Ethics consulted with state and international judiciaries on judicial ethics policy and training. The projects focused on protecting the public, defending decision-making independence, and strengthening the rule of law. He was Executive Director of the Arkansas Judicial Discipline & Disability Commission. In that role he ran the state agency responsible for investigating and prosecuting judicial misconduct. Sachar was a felony level prosecutor for over eight years during his career. He also spent over three years litigating medial cases for Wilkes & McHugh, P.A. He has tried over 100 jury trials and thousands of hearings and bench trials. He was appointed to the inaugural expert panel for the United Nations – Office of Drugs and Crime, Global Judicial Integrity Network. He has spoken on judicial ethics nationwide as well as internationally for the IBA, UNODC, and other organizations. He is anticipating an L.L.M. from the University of Edinburgh in International Law in Scotland. He will submit his dissertation in the summer of 2027.