Tom Glaze

Thomas Arthur Glaze (January 14, 1938 – March 30, 2012) was an American lawyer. He served as a justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court from 1987 to 2008. Early life and family Glaze was born on January 14, 1938, in Joplin, Missouri. He was the son of Harry "Slick" Glaze, a sheet-metal worker, and Mamie Rose Guetterman Glaze, who worked on an airplane-parts assembly line. He was an active participant in sports and played baseball for the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. He received his law degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law, and gained admission to the bar in 1964. Career After law school in 1964, Glaze began his career with the Election Research Council (ERC), an organization funded by Republican Winthrop Rockefeller, focusing on election fraud. As deputy Attorney General of Arkansas in 1969, he attempted to overhaul the state's election laws, but his proposals underwent significant modifications by the Arkansas General Assembly. He later founded The Election Laws Institute to monitor elections and address fraudulent activities, particularly in counties such as Conway County and Searcy County known for voting irregularities. By 1978, Glaze had been appointed as a chancery judge in Pulaski County.