Rate My Professor Carlton Bailey

Professor Carlton Bailey serves as Professor Emeritus and Robert A. Leflar Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville. He earned his B.A. from Talladega College and his J.D. from the University of Chicago. Following six years of legal practice in Minneapolis, Bailey joined the University of Arkansas School of Law faculty, attaining tenure in 1983. His distinguished career progressed with promotion to full professor in 2005, appointment to the Ben J. Altheimer Professorship that same year, and designation as the Robert A. Leflar Distinguished Professor of Law in 2007. He has been recognized with the Alumni Association Faculty Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching as well as 2003 and 2006 graduation awards for hooding.

Bailey's teaching portfolio encompassed criminal procedure, trial advocacy, pre-trial skills, and basic evidence. He directed the School of Law Legal Clinic and contributed extensively to legal education through these roles. His research interests centered on pre-trial discovery, expert testimony, and indigent rights. Notable publications include the article 'Arkansas Adopts a Second Admissibility Test for Novel Scientific Evidence: Do Two Tests Equal One Standard?' in the Arkansas Law Review (2003) and 'Ake v. Oklahoma and An Indigent Defendant's Right to An Expert Witness: A Promise Denied or Imagined?' in the William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal (Spring 2002). He authored Discovery Practice in Arkansas (M&M Press, 1994) and was developing Arkansas Rules of Evidence for the West Group. Additionally, Bailey served on numerous university and state committees, including the Arkansas Supreme Court’s Committee on Professional Conduct, underscoring his commitment to legal scholarship and professional standards in the field of Law.