Andree Layton Roaf

Andree Layton Roaf
Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
In office
1995–1996
Appointed byJim Guy Tucker
Personal details
Born
Andree Yvonne Layton

(1941-03-31)March 31, 1941
Nashville, Tennessee[1]
DiedJuly 1, 2009(2009-07-01) (aged 68)
Little Rock, Arkansas[2]
SpouseClifton Roaf
Children4, including Willie Roaf
ResidencePine Bluff, Arkansas
Alma materMichigan State University
University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law

Andree Yvonne Layton Roaf (March 31, 1941 – July 1, 2009) was an Arkansas lawyer and jurist. She was the first African-American woman to serve on the Arkansas Supreme Court, and is the mother of former NFL offensive lineman Willie Roaf.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b "Andree Yvonne Layton Roaf (1941–)" at Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture (retrieved July 1, 2009).
  2. ^ a b Kristin Netterstrom, "Former Justice Roaf dies at 68"[permanent dead link], Arkansas Democrat Gazette, July 2, 2009.