[4] In 1965 Hart received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Arkansas Tech University.
[2] Hart is quoted as saying about her time in Vietnam, “I was a junior captain in a senior major’s spot, and it had never been filled by a woman before,” but I never had any problems with it.
It was a seven-days-a-week, 24-hours-a-day operation, and you just did your job.”[2] In 1969, Hart transitioned from her position in Vietnam to the Army Reserve, by this time she was Colonel and had served for 20 years.
"[2] Hart entered into private law and represented individuals and families whose land was being condemned or taken away.
After working in private law for 20 years Hart decided to enter the realm of politics and run for the Arkansas Court of Appeals.
Shortly after winning the 2010 election, Hart did not see herself running again due to personal and family issues, including her mother's health and having to take care of her.
After her mother passed, Hart and family began considering a run for the Arkansas Supreme Court.
"[4] She was one of four women serving on the Arkansas Supreme Court along with Associate Justices Courtney Hudson Goodson, Karen R. Baker, and Rhonda K.
The charges were brought up after a complaint was filed by Wendell Griffen, a Pulaski county judge, in 2017.
[5] Griffen alleges that the Arkansas Supreme Court did not give him ample enough time to respond to a ruling that stripped away his ability to decide capital punishment cases.
[7] Judge Josephine Linker Hart & Guilford M. Dudley, Available Post-Trial Relief After a State Criminal Conviction When Newly Discovered Evidence Establishes “Actual Innocence,” 22 U. Ark.