Vic Fleming's guest appearances

Vic Fleming

Tales from the South

Up in Your Business with Kerry McCoy

Allen Smith

Hillary Clinton

Charlie Mack

Matt Bell

Madonna Badger

David Rosen

Elizabeth Anderson

David Rice

Chris James

Lauren Adams

Chris Keller

David Miller

Kevin Delaney

Brian Brown

David Cooper

OwlTail

If you’re a crossword puzzle worker or have ever contested a Little Rock traffic ticket, then you’ve probably met or know the man I interviewed back in April 2018, Judge Vic Fleming and crossword puzzle-solver extraordinaire. In college, young Vic was asked at the end of class to jot down what he thought an ideal legal career would look like. He wrote, “1/3 trial practice, 1/3 judge and 1/3 professor.” And he did exactly that.For 15 years he was a trial lawyer. In 1996, he was elected district judge for the City of Little Rock (how this came to be, is a good story). In 2004, he became a Bowen adjunct teacher at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock. And my personal favorite, he’s a published crossword puzzle maker. Vic began working crossword puzzles at a young age. As a young man he laid down his crossword puzzle pencil to focus more time on his career. I know from experience, working crossword puzzles is akin to playing video games, you look up and the day is gone! For 25 years his love of puzzles lay dormant; until one day, he gave himself permission to resume his old habit. He didn’t just resume the solving of puzzles, he now wanted to create them. Today his crossword creations appear in the New York Times, Random House and many more. He is now PAID and commissioned to create 65 crossword puzzles a year. Fun trivia, Vic appeared in the 2006 documentary Wordplay, which also featured a song that he wrote and plays on the guitar.

If you’re a crossword puzzle worker or have ever contested a Little Rock traffic ticket, then you’ve probably met or know the man I interviewed back in April 2018, Judge Vic Fleming and crossword puzzle-solver extraordinaire. In college, young Vic was asked at the end of class to jot down what he thought an ideal legal career would look like. He wrote, “1/3 trial practice, 1/3 judge and 1/3 professor.” And he did exactly that. For 15 years he was a trial lawyer. In 1996, he was elected district judge for the City of Little Rock (how this came to be, is a good story). In 2004, he became a Bowen adjunct teacher at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock. And my personal favorite, he’s a published crossword puzzle maker. Vic began working crossword puzzles at a young age. As a young man he laid down his crossword puzzle pencil to focus more time on his career. I know from experience, working crossword puzzles is akin to playing video games, you look up and the day is gone! For 25 years his love of puzzles lay dormant; until one day, he gave himself permission to resume his old habit. He didn’t just resume the solving of puzzles, he now wanted to create them. Today his crossword creations appear in the New York Times, Random House and many more. He is now PAID and commissioned to create 65 crossword puzzles a year. Fun trivia, Vic appeared in the 2006 documentary Wordplay, which also featured a song that he wrote and plays on the guitar.

Reprise | Judge Vic Fleming: Author, Musician, and Cruciverbalist

Judge Vic Fleming 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 University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law. He has taught at Bowen as an adjunct faculty member since 2003. He was elected as a district judge for the City of 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. Fleming has written two books of legal humor, including Real Lawyers Do Change Their Briefs; edited five other books, including three volumes of crossword puzzles; and published a collection of crossword puzzles entitled I Swear. 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 &amp; Schuster Mega Crossword series and Random House Casual Crosswords; and in other venues. He appeared in the 2006 documentary Wordplay, which also featured a song that he wrote.

Judge Vic Fleming 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 University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law. He has taught at Bowen as an adjunct faculty member since 2003. He was elected as a district judge for the City of 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. Fleming has written two books of legal humor, including Real Lawyers Do Change Their Briefs; edited five other books, including three volumes of crossword puzzles; and published a collection of crossword puzzles entitled I Swear. 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 &amp; Schuster Mega Crossword series and Random House Casual Crosswords; and in other venues. He appeared in the 2006 documentary Wordplay, which also featured a song that he wrote.

Judge Vic Fleming: Author, Musician, and Cruciverbalist

TFTS #54 Encore: Tin Roof Project with Vic Fleming, April 4th, 2016