Editing Vic Fleming

{{Short description|American judge}}
{{for|the American film director|Victor Fleming}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Vic Fleming
|image = Vic Fleming.jpg
|caption = Vic Fleming (photo by Lloyd Mazer)
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|12|26}}
|birth_place = [[Jackson, Mississippi]]
|occupation = Judge, teacher and author
|alma_mater = [[Davidson College]]<br/>[[UALR School of Law]]
}}

'''Victor Anson "Vic" Fleming''' (born December 26, 1951) is an American judge, law professor, and writer residing in [[Little Rock, Arkansas]].

He was born in [[Jackson, Mississippi]],  and grew up in [[Greenville, Mississippi]]. He holds a B.A. in English from [[Davidson College]] and a J.D. from the [[William H. Bowen School of Law|University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law]]. He has taught at Bowen as an adjunct faculty member since 2003.<ref>[http://www.law.ualr.edu/faculty/adjunct.asp UALR William H. Bowen School of Law Adjunct Faculty] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070330180604/http://www.law.ualr.edu/faculty/adjunct.asp |date=March 30, 2007 }}</ref> He was elected as a district judge for the City of [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]] in 1996, and reelected in 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 without opposition. The position is now officially known as State District Court Judge, Little Rock, Division 2.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://courts.arkansas.gov/content/vic-fleming-department-2pulaski|title=Vic Fleming-Department- 2(Pulaski) {{!}} Arkansas Judiciary|website=courts.arkansas.gov|access-date=2018-01-30}}</ref>

Fleming has written two books of legal humor, including ''Real Lawyers Do Change Their Briefs;''<ref>Fleming, Victor A., and John Deering. ''Real Lawyers Do Change Their Briefs''. Little Rock, Ark: Rose Pub. Co, 1989. {{ISBN|0-914546-82-1}}.</ref> edited five other books, including three volumes of crossword puzzles;<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/Random-House-Casual-Crosswords/dp/0375723315|title=Random House Casual Crosswords, Volume 7|date=2009-08-25|publisher=Random House Puzzles & Games|isbn=9780375723315|editor-last=Rosen|editor-first=Mel|edition= Spi |language=English|editor-last2=Fleming|editor-first2=Victor|editor-last3=Gentry|editor-first3=Bonnie L.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/Random-House-Casual-Crosswords/dp/0375723323|title=Random House Casual Crosswords, Volume 8|date=2010-09-14|publisher=Random House Puzzles & Games|isbn=9780375723322|editor-last=Rosen|editor-first=Mel|edition= Spi |language=English|editor-last2=Fleming|editor-first2=Victor|editor-last3=Gentry|editor-first3=Bonnie L.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/Random-Casual-Crossword-Omnibus-Crosswords/dp/0375723447|title=Random House Casual Crossword Omnibus, Volume 2|date=2011-11-29|publisher=Random House Puzzles & Games|isbn=9780375723445|editor-last=Rosen|editor-first=Mel|edition= Csm |language=English|editor-last2=Fleming|editor-first2=Victor|editor-last3=Gentry|editor-first3=Bonnie L.}}</ref> and published a collection of crossword puzzles entitled ''I Swear''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.puzzazz.com/fleming|title=Victor Fleming, Puzzle Author {{!}} Puzzazz {{!}} The best way to solve puzzles in the digital world|website=Puzzazz|access-date=2018-01-30}}</ref>

His crossword puzzles have appeared in the ''[[New York Times]]'' and many other newspapers; several magazines, including ''[[Games Magazine]], [[The Rotarian]]'', and ''[[The American Lawyer]]''; and several books, including the ''Simon & Schuster Mega Crossword'' series and ''Random House Casual Crosswords''; and in other venues. He appeared in the 2006 documentary ''[[Wordplay (film)|Wordplay]],'' which also featured a song that he wrote.<ref>{{Citation|last=Victor Fleming|title=Vic Fleming in "Wordplay"|date=2014-12-22|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7Lqr1g6UAs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/U7Lqr1g6UAs| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|accessdate=2018-01-30}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The [[The New York Times crossword puzzle|New York Times crossword puzzle]] published on Friday, May 12, 2017, was collaboratively constructed by Fleming and former president [[Bill Clinton]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.xwordinfo.com/Crossword?date=5/12/2017|title=Friday, May 12, 2017 crossword by Bill Clinton and Victor Fleming|website=www.xwordinfo.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-24}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070330180604/http://www.law.ualr.edu/faculty/adjunct.asp UALR Bowen School of Law website], accessed November 24, 2006.
* [http://www.cruciverb.com/index.php/articles/news/554 "Daily Record Puzzle Series To Contain Legal Themes"], Cruciverb.com. Accessed November 24, 2006.
* {{IMDb name|2213181}}, accessed November 24, 2006.

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